SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The first non-Korean was recently registered among the roughly 1000 racehorse owners recorded by the Korea Racing Authority (KRA), said officials on February 4. Joseph Dallao, head of the Korean branch of American defense contractor L-3 Communications, attended the KRA’s orientation program held for 10 newly registered racehorse owners this [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of stray animals rescued by Seoul city government agencies in 2014 dropped below 10,000 for the first time in 6 years. According to an announcement on February 1, the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s animal rescue agencies saved 6,644 dogs, 2,618 cats and 291 other animals, totaling 9,533 animals last [...]
ULSAN, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Three artificially hatched eagle-owls flew back from man-made nests to nature in Ulsan on January 27. Their mother was found brooding over her eggs at a landfill in Ulju-gun, Ulsan in February 2014. The Ulsan Wild Animal Rescue Center since has been taking care of the mother and her eggs since [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A female Siberian Tiger kept in Busan’s only zoo, Samjung The Park, is reported to have devoured its own offspring, according to an announcement from the zoo and the Nakdong River Basin Agency of the Ministry of Environment on January 22. The mother tiger gave birth to a cub on December [...]
CHUNCHEON, Korea, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As Koreans’ affection for their pets continues to increase, a special museum where people can experience a variety of dog races, play with their pets and even train their dogs is set to open. On January 21, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon City and Animal & Human signed an MoU for [...]
DAEGU, Korea, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been confirmed that at least 68 mountain goats (Naemorhedus goral raddeanus) inhabit the mountainous area in the north of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. Mountain goats are currently classified as a category 1 endangered species in Korea, which corresponds to the Critically Endangered (CR) and Endangered (EN) classifications from the International [...]
“The central and local governments are focusing on disinfection and preventive measures while blaming the avian flu on migratory birds. However, the fact is that infectious diseases such as avian flu cannot be prevented without any improvement in their breeding environment enhancing their welfare. The governments just ignore the fact.” “Milder forms of bird flu [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – How did a straw rope come to be hung over the walls of a zoo? Samjung The Park, Busan’s only zoo, surprised visitors by hanging a straw rope with little charms on it. This ornament is called a ‘geumjul’ in Korea, and it is a special rope to be hung in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Grand Park will be closed from December 30 through January 9 in its aim to tightly control the looming risk of bird flu or avian influenza (AI), as well as foot and mouth disease. Local authorities immediately beefed up quarantine efforts and started disinfecting farms around the country [...]
POHANG, Korea, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A giant squid was found on a Pohang beach in southeastern Korea, after presumably being washed up by big waves, according to Pohang Coast Guard station. The huge squid is 3.7 meters in length, has a circumference of 1.13 meters, and weighs about 100 kilograms. However, the squid [...]