BONGHWA, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Two tigers from Seoul Grand Park Zoo have joined others at the tiger’s forest in the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province. The arboretum announced on Thursday that Seoul Grand Park donated two Siberian tigers and successfully transferred them to the tiger’s forest as part of [...]
BONGHWA, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of Restore Cultural Assets (RCA) have donated 10,000 origami tigers to the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum in Bonghwa-gun, North Gyeongsang Province in a gesture aimed at bringing back Siberian tigers from North Korea. RCA is a civil group seeking to restore South Korea’s cultural assets. They have brought back [...]
BONGHWA, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Baekdudaegan National Arboretum (BDNA) and Tree Planet are distributing trees for adoption as part of a push to protect and restore the ecosystem of the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range. The BDNA announced on Thursday that the adoption project, which began in early October, raised 10 million won in just ten [...]
BONGHWA, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum, the nation’s “seed vault,” is adding the seeds of rare plants such as Korean edelweiss, shield leaf rodgersia, and Siberian Ginseng to the vault’s collection. According to officials, the agricultural technology center in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province signed an MOU with the arboretum that allows [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Baekdudaegan National Arboretum in Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, saw a surge in visitors after officially opening to the public on May 3. The park estimates that 38,652 visitors entered the forest park after its opening compared to 14,489 visitors in the same period last year when the [...]