DANYANG, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea National Park Service’s branch office in the northern region of Mount Sobaek said Tuesday that it will take emergency measures to protect foxes, a grade 1 endangered species and the flagship species in the region. Every winter, poachers have been using illegal traps to capture foxes. The hunting [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The best laid plans of “bears” and men may soon see bears come out on top as Asian black bear KM-53′s the highly publicized trek to find a new home has animal rights groups cheering and government agencies reconsidering their options. Also known as a moon bear for the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Park Service announced that they have succeeded in recording a triton eating a starfish at Hongdo Island, located in Hallyeohaesang National Park. The triton is an endangered species, and it was the first time that it was caught on tape eating a starfish in the wild. According [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Park Service (KNPS) is planning to capture about 160 goats that are currently disturbing the ecosystems of two Korean islands, before the end of the year. Goats, designated as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), [...]
DAEGU, Korea, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been confirmed that at least 68 mountain goats (Naemorhedus goral raddeanus) inhabit the mountainous area in the north of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. Mountain goats are currently classified as a category 1 endangered species in Korea, which corresponds to the Critically Endangered (CR) and Endangered (EN) classifications from the International [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean national parks are globally certified as one of the well-managed top protected areas. Three national parks including Mt. Jiri, Mt. Seorak and Mt. Odae will be put on the Green List at the sixth World Parks Congress 2014 in Sydney, Australia, from November 12 to 19 hosted by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Campgrounds in South Korea will from now on receive grades as hotels would, depending on their quality as too many campsites have sprouted up. The Korea National Park Service announced that it would rate all campsites in Korea on a scale of 1 to 4. Infrastructure, safety, sanitation and [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – For the campers and hikers in national parks during the summer vacation, the national park agency will hold various cultural events like music concerts, photo exhibitions, film screening, and mobile libraries. The Korea National Park Service will begin music concerts starting on Hakdong Camping Site in Hallyeohaesang National Park on July [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With the total of 5,313 species including endangered species like Korean orange whiskered bats and otters, Mt. Naejang or Naejangsan is considered a living treasure of the Korean ecosystem. According to the Korea National Park Service’s investigation on the natural resources, the total of 5,313 species are inhabiting in the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea National Park Service said on February 26 that the number of visitors to 21 national parks across the country last year was 47 million, up 15 percent from the previous year’s 41 million. The main reason for the rapid increase was Mt. Mudeung’s upgrade to the [...]