SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A Cenozoic fossil site in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, will be designated as a national natural monument due to its significant value for study, boasting a diverse array of plant fossils, including beech and oak. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Tuesday its intention to register the Cenozoic Fossil Site [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new species of horned dinosaur, discovered in South Korea in 2008, has been designated as a natural monument. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced that it had designated the fossil of the Koreaceratops Hwaseongensis, discovered in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, as a natural monument. It is the first time for [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The largest and oldest maple tree on Mount Naejang, a popular destination in Jeongeup, a town in South Korea’s southwestern province of North Jeolla, will be designated as a natural monument by the government. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Wednesday that a 290-year-old maple tree in Mount Naejang’s Geumseon [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The frozen genetic resources of South Korea’s natural monument animals such as the Sapsal dog, Jeju horse and Jeju black pig will be preserved and managed separately both on the South Korean mainland and on Jeju Island. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced on Monday that it had established [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Namdaemun Police Station rescued a kestrel, a bird of prey species classified as South Korea’s Natural Monument No. 323, and delivered the bird to the Korean Association for Bird Protection (KABP) on Sunday. The kestrel strolled into the substation at 7:20 a.m. on a Sunday morning. The police [...]
YEONGJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Yeongju and the local branch of The Korean Association for Bird Protection released six birds, designated as Korea’s natural monuments, back into their natural habitat. The six birds were three Eurasian eagle-owls (designated 324-2), two tawny owls (324-1), and one common kestrel (323-8). The birds were [...]