CHEONGJU, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – After enduring eight years of solitary confinement in a cramped enclosure against his will, a male lion who had never experienced companionship found a long-awaited opportunity for romance just three months after relocating to a more hospitable ecological environment. Meet Baram (19), affectionately dubbed the ‘Ribbed Lion’ due to [...]
JEONGEUP, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Jeongeup, located in North Jeolla Province, has become the first local government in the country to stop hosting a bullfighting tournament due to concerns about animal cruelty. The Jeongeup bullfighting tournament was a popular attraction for tourists and was designated as a cultural tourism festival by the government [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Activists from an environmental activist group, rallying to urge Lotte World to release a beluga whale kept at its aquarium, have been handed over to the prosecution. On Wednesday, Seoul’s Songpa Police Station announced that it had handed over eight activists from the marine environmental civic group ‘Hot Pink Dolphins’ to [...]
SEOCHEON, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea announced on Monday that it had awarded the grand prize to Park Jae-wan’s mesmerizing photograph titled “Outing with Mom.” This captivating image beautifully captures a southern bottlenose dolphin through the lens and has been crowned as the pinnacle of this year’s marine life underwater [...]
YONGIN, South Korea, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The operator of Everland, the nation’s largest theme park in Yongin, south of Seoul, disclosed its twin baby pandas’ names on Thursday, three days ahead of their 100-day celebration. One is named Rui Bao, which means wise treasure, and the other Hui Bao, which means shining treasure, [...]
HWACHEON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – An Asiatic black bear, raised for gallbladder extraction, was rescued just before facing slaughter, thanks to the sponsorship of a compassionate citizen, providing the bear with a chance for a new life. Animal protection organizations Project Moon Bear and Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA) jointly announced that they successfully rescued [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Over the last five years, over 1.33 million animals have been subjected to experiments at 11 prominent national universities, including Seoul National University and Pusan National University. Globally, it’s estimated that more than 500 million animals suffer and perish in experimental procedures annually. While the number of animals utilized in [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The Incheon Green Alliance announced on Monday that its Yellow Sea Seal Citizens’ Agency had observed 324 spotted seals, designated as a natural monument, off the coast of Baengnyeong Island, located far off the northwestern coast of South Korea. This marks the largest observation of spotted seals since the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Legislative efforts to end dog meat consumption in South Korea are picking up speed amid rare political unity following the presidential office’s outspoken support for ending the centuries-old practice. Calls to end the practice are not new in South Korea, where butchering or eating dog meat is neither explicitly [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government shared on Tuesday that a total of 1,826 dogs and 2,500 pet owners enjoyed the public dog pool at Ttukseomhangangang Park in Gwangjin-gu from September 2 to September 24. The busiest day was September 10 when 526 pet owners and 376 dogs came to visit. [...]