JECHEON, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Woraksan, a mountain in South Korea’s Sobaek mountain range, has become a sanctuary for the endangered Korean mountain goat (Naemorhedus caudatus), with the protected species showing remarkable population growth in recent years. According to Woraksan National Park officials on March 18, a comprehensive wildlife survey conducted between April and November [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment has announced the fox as September’s endangered wildlife species, highlighting the animal’s precarious status and ongoing conservation efforts in South Korea. Once ubiquitous across the Korean peninsula, the fox population faced near-extinction due to indiscriminate hunting and secondary poisoning from rodenticides in the 1970s. By the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to raise awareness about animals facing extinction from rapid climate change, LG Electronics unveiled a video series as part of its Vulnerable and Endangered Species Awareness Campaign on the renowned billboard screens of New York’s Times Square on April 16. The campaign launch in Times Square, featuring [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is commemorating Endangered Species Day with a weeklong campaign aimed at promoting conservation efforts for threatened wildlife, the Ministry of Environment announced on April 1. Designated in 2021, this year marks the fourth annual observation of Endangered Species Day in the country. The date of April 1 was [...]
YONGIN, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – At the Everland theme park in Yongin, a giant statue of Fu Bao, the famous panda with popularity surpassing that of celebrities, marks the entrance. Despite the cold temperatures of around minus 5 degrees Celsius on December 20, crowds flocked to Panda World in Everland to meet Fu Bao and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Asiana Airlines announced on Thursday that it hosted a surprise event called ‘Handle with Love’ to raise public awareness about the protection of endangered animals. The event took place at the arrivals gate on the first floor of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 the day before. This event was conducted [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A rare sight of a wildcat, the only small wild member of the cat family on the Korean peninsula, and a badger, the top-level omnivorous predator walking together, was caught by an unmanned camera installed at a national park. To commemorate the Chuseok holiday, the Korea National Park Service unveiled [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Triton shells, classified as a first-grade endangered species, are being illegally sold at certain raw fish restaurants on Ulleungdo. The shells made an appearance on a popular entertainment TV show but, the scene was removed due to the ensuing controversy. The Triton shell, the largest univalve shell, holds the status [...]
INCHEON, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Voices advocating conservation measures are growing as an endangered species has been discovered inhabiting an island in the western city of Incheon, which is scheduled for extensive development. The Incheon branch of the environment activist group Green Korea United reported on Thursday the presence of milky fiddler crabs, a [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Ecology on Friday held a ceremony for the third anniversary of Endangered Species Day at Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. Endangered Species Day was first proclaimed in 2021 in remembrance of April 1, 1987, when South Korea designated its first endangered species. In [...]