SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — An elementary school in Gyeonggi Province held a special class on Tuesday during which students were taught the value of life by interacting with dogs under the supervision of animal experts. A couple of dogs were invited to Unam Elementary School for a class designed to bring students closer [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Zoo, located in Seoul Grand Park, recently revealed that 286 of its animals have died since May 2015. That’s also 5.4 percent of all the animals managed by the zoo. The zoo also revealed that 132, or 46 percent, of the dead animals were globally endangered species, 30 [...]
BUSAN, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, or simply finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), is one of seven porpoise species. These porpoises are mainly found around the Korean Peninsula, especially in Korea’s West Sea, and because of their long-lasting relationship with the Korean people, they’re often referred to as ‘native dolphins’, or sometimes ‘smiling [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs revealed on May 18 that it plans to implement an ‘animal nurse’ policy, in which non-veterinarian assistants perform basic medical treatments such as blood gathering and teeth scaling. The goal of the plan is to strengthen animal welfare as well as [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Animals that have died or were euthanized because of foot and mouth disease or Avian Influenza (AI) can now be used in the manufacturing of fertilizer and feed. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it has renewed its notifications on the list of diseases for [...]
IRVINE, Calif., August 21, 2014 – Since bursting on the scene in 2009 as “a new way to roll,” the funky Soul urban passenger vehicle – and an accompanying trio of music-loving hamsters – has become a genuine phenomenon, with U.S. sales of the iconic people mover increasing every year. Now, with “geek chic” newly [...]