GWANGYANG, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Recurring counts of Seomjin River toads ending up as roadkill while on the move to breeding sites have become a serious problem in need of an effective solution. Green Korea’s South Jeolla Province chapter examined one stretch of road in Jinsang-myeong, Gwangyang City on March 1 and stated on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Discontent among residents living near Baekdudaegan – the mountain range that snakes through the heart of the Korean peninsula – is on the rise concerning the growing presence of wind turbines in the area. Approximately 40 percent of the nation’s wind energy production is generated from the east and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – According to environmental group Green Korea, the last vestiges of South Korea’s bear-bile farming industry are surviving in cramped cages, subsisting on insufficient feed and living in their own filth. Bear-bile farming began in 1981 as a means of generating extra income for the agricultural industry, a practice that [...]