SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) —Each winter, South Korea’s wetlands, rivers, and coastal plains transform into vibrant havens for migratory birds traveling from Siberia and Mongolia. Key destinations like Cheorwon Plain in Gangwon Province, Suncheon Bay in South Jeolla, Chunsu Bay in South Chungcheong, the Geum River estuary, and the Nakdong River estuary in Busan [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of red-crowned cranes visting Cheorwon Plain in Cheorwon, 88 kilometers northeast of Seoul, has surged in recent years, a study indicated Tuesday. A paper recently published by the Korean Journal of Ornithology showed that the number of red-crowned cranes and white-naped cranes flying over to Cheorwon Plain, [...]
CHANGWON, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Birds are suffering from drones flying over the Junam Reservoir, a migratory bird habitat in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the city government, some citizens are flying drones over the reservoir to observe the habitat of the migratory birds, thus posing threats to them. During this season, tens [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment on Wednesday formulated guidelines to reduce the number of great cormorants that have changed from winter migratory birds to resident birds, and distributed the directives to local governments across the country. For the spring season, the ministry recommends removing the great cormorants’ nests that remain empty [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Abandoned cats and migratory birds are in an uncomfortable stand-off in Eulsuk Island, one of South Korea’s major destinations for migratory birds. The small river island near the southern port city of Busan is a protected zone visited by tens of thousands of migratory birds. Due to the increasing [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite being the middle of winter, some summer migratory birds have remained in the vicinity of the southern port city of Busan as the weather has remained relatively warm due to climate change – the current cold snap notwithstanding. Hoopoes, which arrive at the southern coast of South Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent discovery revealed that migratory birds that breed in South Korea fly as far as Africa for the winter. The National Migratory Birds Research Center attached tracking devices to 10 common cuckoos caught in May and June of last year to study the birds’ migratory routes. The sensors [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Biological Resources operating under the Ministry of Environment announced on Thursday that it has confirmed a total of 1,469,860 winter migratory birds from 195 species inhabiting 200 major wetlands across the country from January 18 to January 20. The migratory birds included Baikal teal, white-fronted [...]