TAEBAEK, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of birds are being fatally wounded after running into a transparent soundproof wall installed in Taebaek, Gangwon Province. The transparent wall, which is 180 meters in length and between 2 and 3 meters in height, was built in 2018, dividing the entrance to an industrial complex [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Rooks, considered a tourist attraction in southeastern port city of Ulsan, typically arrive in the city around mid-October. According to a study by Kim Seong-soo, an expert on bird ecology, the birds return to Ulsan between October 13 and 17 every year. However, Kim noted that “there are complaints [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has successfully used unmanned drones to determine the spread and population of Arctic birds. A team of researchers at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) said Tuesday that they had found pink-footed geese and ringed plover brooding eggs in the 82-degree north Greenland Sirius [...]
INCHEON, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A special habitat facility will be built in Incheon’s Songdo International Business District to protect endangered bird species. The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority will create a wetland habitat that does not fully submerge even during high tide, allowing birds to rest after feeding at a nearby tidal flat. [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment on Wednesday called for nationwide efforts to reduce bird deaths from glass collisions, estimating that about 8 million birds are killed in South Korea annually by colliding with transparent windows. The ministry said it will join hands with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport [...]
DEAJEON, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that humans are just as capable as other animals of finding north without a compass. The National Research Foundation of Korea in Daejeon announced on Sunday that a research team led by Prof. Chae Kwon-seok from Kyungpook National University confirmed that humans also have [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – After a severe outbreak of avian influenza (AI) at the end of last year, Seoul Grand Park is preparing for the future by using nearly 100 billion won to install a quarantine area for infected birds. The culling that followed the discovery of the disease was costly, as the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of researchers at the Korea Polar Research Institute published a report in the online journal “Scientific Reports” on August 17 detailing the gentoo penguin’s communication patterns. A group of Korean researchers conducted their study at King Sejong Station on Antarctica’s King George Island. By capturing and attaching [...]
CHEONGJU, South Korea, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Birds designated in South Korea as natural monuments are suffering injuries, and sometimes death, as more of them choose to live in close proximity to humans. These birds include brown hawk-owls (natural monument 324-3), which pay a visit to the peninsula in May and take off to [...]
GEOJE, South Korea, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A 60-centimeter-tall eagle was found trapped in a net surrounding a farm in a village near Geoje Wednesday morning. The bird was quickly rescued by local 911 emergency responders, who temporarily moved it to a nearby barn. According to city officials, the eagle was dehydrated and seemingly [...]