SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ban private bear farming starting January 24, marking a significant shift in the country’s wildlife protection policies. The Ministry of Environment announced that the new regulations will also allow local governments to prohibit feeding pigeons and impose fines on violators. The revised Wildlife Protection and Management Act [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A public-private consultative body will convene on April 29 to explore collaborative strategies in anticipation of the impending 2026 ban on bear farming and bile extraction, the Ministry of Environment announced on April 28. Attending the meeting will be representatives from the Ministry of Environment, the Korea National Park Service, [...]
YEONGDONG, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The male Asiatic black bear, tagged KM-53 which was born in Jan. 2015 and released on Mt. Jiri in October of the same year, acts in a very unique way. Its behaviors are against the common sense, in a nutshell. In the early morning of Monday, KM-53 showed up at Youngdong [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Mount Jiri in South Jeolla Province became home to at least three new Asiatic black bear cubs last winter. The state-run Korea National Park Service (KNPS) announced Tuesday that a 14-year-old Asiatic black bear (KF-27) was found to have given birth to two female cubs during a study at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The animal rights group Korean Animal Welfare Association held a rally in front of the National Assembly Monday and called on the political community to pass legislation to fund shelters for bears raised by breeders. The Korean Animal Welfare Association said its own investigation showed that bears typically lived [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterinarians and animal rights activists are presenting hammocks to caged bears to provide them with a better place to rest. As part of its ‘Project Moon Bear,’ the civic group began visiting a bear farm in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province, and Cheongju Zoo last month to deliver hammocks [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The bears at Seoul Grand Park have been living in an empty cage with cold concrete floor, but recent changes will offer them a much improved living environment. Their habitat at the zoo has recently been renovated to provide a more natural environment featuring dirt, grass, and pools to swim [...]