SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — August 8 marks World Cat Day, a global observance established by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in 2002 to improve awareness about cats and acknowledge their value alongside humans. The day promotes the importance of protecting and caring for cats, with an emphasis on adoption, particularly of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Facilities Corporation announced on August 8 that twin Eurasian otters were born at the Children’s Grand Park Zoo in Gwangjin-gu on June 24. The birth is a significant event for conservation efforts, as the Eurasian otter was designated a natural monument in South Korea in 1982 and is classified [...]
SEOUL, August 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is set to release 30 red foxes into the Sobaeksan Mountains this year, part of a long-running restoration effort to bring back a species once common across the Korean Peninsula but driven to the brink of extinction by human intervention in the 1970s. The Korea National Park [...]
BUSAN, August 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fisheries authorities have issued a public advisory following the rapid spread of the subtropical Blue Button Jellyfish (Porpita porpita) across the nation’s southern and eastern coasts, raising concerns over potential allergic reactions in beachgoers. According to the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), the jellyfish—first detected off [...]
NAMYANGJU, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea grapples with a prolonged summer heatwave, a shelter for rescued dogs in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, is taking extraordinary measures to shield its residents from the sweltering sun. Operated by the animal welfare group Korea Animal Rights Advocates (KARA), the “On Center” is home to 213 dogs, [...]
UIJEONGBU, South Korea, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea endures an unrelenting heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius, over 81,000 chickens and pigs have died in Gyeonggi Province alone between July 11 and 25, according to local government data released Wednesday. The fatalities began mounting shortly after heat advisories were issued across [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In a nation known for its rigorous education system, even dogs are facing entrance exams. A growing number of South Korean dog daycare centers — dubbed “pet kindergartens” — are implementing admission tests to assess a dog’s socialization, obedience, and emotional stability before enrollment. The trend has sparked comparisons to [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Ear infections and knee dislocations are among the most common and costly claims made under pet insurance policies in South Korea, according to new data released by Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance. Marking the seventh anniversary of its pet insurance brand “PetperMint,” Meritz reported that external ear infections (otitis externa) [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has unveiled the latest installment in its wildlife conservation campaign, broadcasting a striking 3D video of the endangered pygmy owl on the digital billboards of New York’s Times Square, the company announced Sunday. The short film, part of LG’s ongoing “Life’s Good” environmental initiative, marks the seventh [...]
JEJU, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking achievement, South Korea’s National Institute of Biological Resources announced on July 24 that it has successfully tracked the full migration route of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)—a global first in ornithological research. The bird, which was tagged with a GPS transmitter on Jeju Island in May [...]