SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 6, the city of Busan announced that, starting from December 14, the exhibition of live wild animals in places such as wildlife cafes will be prohibited. The city explained, “According to the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act, the exhibition of live wild animals in facilities other than [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will move a dolphin kept in an aquarium for more than a decade into a pen in the sea, as a step toward releasing him into the wild, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. Experts said Bibong, a male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin and believed to be 23 years [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte World said Friday that it plans to send its only-surviving beluga whale in its aquarium to a wildlife sanctuary next year in a move for its eventual release into its natural habitat. The theme park business unit of Hotel Lotte Co. said it is in contact with a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of animal activists called Saturday for South Korea to free captive dolphins in line with the upcoming policy banning newly established aquariums from displaying marine mammals. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it plans to ban newly established aquariums from displaying whales and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Thursday that it plans to come up with detailed guidelines for aquariums and ban newly established facilities from displaying whales and dolphins amid the public’s growing awareness of animal rights. The move came as the country lacks detailed guidelines over the management of animal [...]
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 [...]
GANGNEUNG, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — There was an unprecedented event at Gyeongpo Aquarium in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, where an otter recently gave birth to three babies. According to the aquarium, the baby otters born on July 12 to Korean otter couple Daro and Dami are safely through the post-natal dangerous period and growing up [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Monday that it will start developing the first comprehensive management plan for aquariums to create facilities that are safe for both people and animals and expand their functions. The comprehensive plan is in accordance with the act on the management of zoos and [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail giant Lotte Group said Friday it plans to reopen its namesake skyscraper next week, about five months after the Seoul city government ordered its shutdown when a string of accidents stoked safety fears. The plan comes on the heels of an announcement by the city government [...]