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Crested Ibis Chicks Born in the Wild 42 Years After Extinction in Korea

CHANGYEONG, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Crested ibises, an endangered bird, have been born in the wild in South Korea for the first time after the species went extinct on the Korean Peninsula 42 years ago, officials here said Thursday. Two crested ibis chicks were born safely from two eggs laid by a pair of [...]

Crested Ibises Return to Wild in S. Korea 40 Years After Going Extinct

CHANGNYEONG, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Crested ibises, an endangered bird, were reintroduced to the wild in South Korea on Wednesday, 40 years after the species went extinct on the Korean Peninsula. Forty crested ibises, which were bred in captivity at the Crested Ibis Restoration Center, were released into the wild of Upo Wetland in [...]