Magpie Nests Remain a Challenge for KEPCO Despite Annual Nesting War

SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) —Employees at the state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) are waging a yearly “nesting war” in spring to prevent magpie nests from causing power outages. As urbanization continues and trees are replaced by buildings, magpies have taken to building their nests on utility poles. Magpies begin constructing their nests in [...]