YEONGYANG, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is embarking on a project to recover dung beetles, which have not been officially discovered in the wild since August 1969.
The National Institute of Ecology said Monday it plans to release 200 dung beetles captured in Mongolia into a designated habitat this September.
Dung beetles were once prevalent on Jeju Island and the Korean peninsula. However, the practice of keeping livestock indoors and using feed containing antibiotics deprived the dung beetles of their food source.
Furthermore, the primary habitat of dung beetles, the sand dunes, has disappeared due to various afforestation projects.
The use of pesticides and agricultural chemicals also has pushed dung beetles to the brink of extinction.
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