SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Mount Jiri in South Jeolla Province became home to at least three new Asiatic black bear cubs last winter. The state-run Korea National Park Service (KNPS) announced Tuesday that a 14-year-old Asiatic black bear (KF-27) was found to have given birth to two female cubs during a study at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Last May, a male Asiatic black bear was discovered deep in the forest of Russia’s eastern region of Khabarovsk. The bear’s parents were nowhere to be found. Dubbed the “orphan bear,” the animal was sent to an animal shelter to prevent poachers from getting to the bear first. Known [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Family court judges and youth experts have prepared a special healing program comprised of walking and counselling to help reduce repeated offenses for troubled youth. The Daejeon Family Court announced that it would begin the 12-day walking tour to Mount Jiri together with the juvenile criminals. The 10 youth offenders [...]