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Jeju Island Stone Piles Cleared to Protect Amphibian Habitats on Geum Oreum

Jeju Island Stone Piles Cleared to Protect Amphibian Habitats on Geum Oreum

JEJU, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Authorities on Jeju Island in South Korea have removed stone piles erected by hikers near the crater lake on Geum Oreum, a volcanic cone, to safeguard the habitats of amphibians such as snails that reside there, officials said on April 14.  The Jeju Provincial Government announced that it had finished [...]

Amphibians Struggle to Breathe as Tourists Remove Stones

Amphibians Struggle to Breathe as Tourists Remove Stones

JEJU, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Narrow-mouth frogs and other amphibians native to the Geum Oreum volcanic cone on Jeju Island, famous for the wetlands inside its crater, are struggling for survival. As stone-stacking is gaining popularity among tourists, visitors to the region are moving stones away from the crater, depriving the amphibians of shade. [...]