SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daurian redstart, a bird species with commonly found in South Korean suburbs or the countryside, is gaining attention after the recent discovery of nests built in unusual locations. A full-grown redstart is only 14 centimeters long, weighing as little as 17 grams. The bird is known to build [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of animals used for experiments in South Korea nearly tripled in 2019 from 10 years earlier, data showed Monday, with private firms carrying out most of the related research. South Korea used 3.71 million animals for research purposes last year, up sharply from just 1.32 million in [...]
CHANGWON, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Measures are being called for as a growing number of finless porpoises, an endangered species also known as ‘smiling dolphins’, are being found dead. Last Friday, a dead porpoise was found on the coast of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, only a day after another one was found dead near [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Under new legislation, all commercial aquariums in South Korea will now be subject to government instructions on the minimum size and environment of a standard aquarium tanks. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries reportedly came up with a five-year plan for aquariums that have long operated in legal blind [...]
CHEORWON, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A white-naped crane couple, members of a species registered as natural monument No. 203 and classified as a endangered species, is gaining the country’s attention as the birds decided to stay in the central border town of Cheorwon throughout the whole winter and remain there to this day. The [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and an affiliate professor have been accused with animal abuse after allegations broke out that they had conducted unnecessary experiments on cats, and euthanized them without proper anesthesia. The Beagle Rescue Network (BRN), an animal protection agency, filed a bill of indictment with the [...]
CHUNCHEON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Abandoned dogs in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, living under poor conditions, have found a new home. The city opened a new animal shelter Wednesday that was created at a cost of about 2 billion won (US$1.62 million), including state funds, provincial funds and municipal funds, to improve animal welfare. The [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of abandoned animals in South Korea climbed 12 percent on-year to more than 130,000 in 2019 with dogs taking up the bulk, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 135,791 dogs, cats and other pets got deserted or lost last year, compared with 121,077 a year earlier, [...]
SUWON, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province announced Sunday that more than 1,500 abandoned dogs found new families after receiving protection and training at the Nanum Dog Protection Center. The news comes six years and six months after the center’s first dog was adopted in Nov. 2013, and 14 months after the 1,000th dog [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Ecology (NIE), affiliated with the environment ministry, said Thursday it is conducting research on improving breeding grounds to reintroduce storks, a first-class endangered wildlife species, into the country. The study will be conducted jointly with Russia’s Amur branch of the World Wildlife Fund. By next [...]