JEJU, South Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju announced on Tuesday a comprehensive plan to manage the coastal waters of Shindo-ri in Seogwipo as part of a broader initiative to protect the endangered Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, locally known as the “Nam-bang keun-dolgorae.” This follows the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ [...]
JEJU, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In a heartening turn of events off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea, a young Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Jongdal has been partially freed from a fishing line that had entangled its body for nearly a year. The calf, first spotted in distress last November when it was about [...]
JEJU, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Environmental groups have launched a petition drive calling for the waters off the southern coast of South Korea’s Jeju Island to be designated a protected marine area to safeguard the habitat of an endangered dolphin species. The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin resides along the shores near the town of Daejeong in [...]
SEJONG, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins, Taesan and Boksoon, that were illegally captured and abused, are finally heading to Jeju waters in an exclusive airplane on May 14. The two dolphins will start their captivity-to-wild training at Jeongju Port in Handeok-ri for two months, as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins, which were captured illegally in the waters near Jeju in 2009 and made to perform at dolphin shows, will be transported to Jeju from Seoul to receive captivity-to-wild training before they get released into the sea. According to the Korean Animal Welfare Association, two dolphins, [...]