SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Ecological corridors have been set up to connect wild habitat severed by humans, but a lack of maintenance is preventing the corridors from working properly. The National Institute of Ecology (NIE) said there are currently 53 official ecological corridors set up by the Natural Environment Conservation Act (NECA), and [...]
CHANGWON, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A man in his 50s with an intellectual disability was found in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, by a police sniffer dog one day after being reported missing. After receiving a missing report on Monday, the police analyzed CCTV footage of the area and launched a full-scale search effort. Two [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Detection dogs can sniff out only six main kinds of illegal drugs smuggled into South Korea, making it hard for customs authorities to detect the smuggling of other newly emerging drugs into the country, a lawmaker said Monday. Citing a report from the Korea Customs Service, Rep. Yang Ki-dae [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The last Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin kept in a South Korean aquarium has been released into the wild after 17 years following monthslong rehabilitation training, the oceans ministry said Monday. Bibong was set free on Sunday from a pen in the sea off South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent scientific reports have described a sharp decline in global vertebrate populations, and South Korea does not appear to be immune to the decline in the diversity of species. According to Choi Chang-yong, a forestry science professor at Seoul National University, the population of swallows plunged from 2,289 per [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Tuesday announced plans to install fences and LED signs on major roads to prevent roadkill. An average of 21,536 animals were killed on the raod in South Korea every year from 2017 to 2021. Last year reached a new high with 37,261 roadkills reported. Most of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul International Fireworks Festival was held at Han River Park in Yeouido, Seoul on Saturday. Hosted by Hanwha Group and sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the festival has been held in September or October every year since 2000. Returning after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Judicial Police announced that it will recruit additional investigators for an effective crackdown on animal abuse, which has become a growing problem in the city. The Judicial Police recently organized an animal abuse task force comprised of 12 expert investigators including veterinarians. A police report [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With the cost of pet food jumping to new highs, stray cats and other animals sheltered at smaller protection facilities are taking a hit. A 53-year-old resident of Yongsan District in Seoul, surnamed Park, consulted with the members of the local cat moms (who feed stray or abandoned cats) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s No. 1 wireless carrier, said Sunday it has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based diagnostics platform to assist veterinarians in treating injured pet dogs. The web-based service, named X Caliber, was developed using big data and diagnostics videos in cooperation with five universities, including Kangwon [...]