SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — When Samjung The Park, the only zoo in Busan, began opening at night from May, animal protection groups criticized the change as abuse that puts severe stress on the animals. The zoo extended its operation hours from 10am-5pm to 10am-9pm from May 1, as the park receives the largest [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samjung The Park, Busan‘s only zoo, is under suspicion of conducting illegal logging at a dense forest site, and building an unauthorized children’s playground. As the Busan Metropolitan City government and the Busanjin-gu Office said that they had yet to find evidence of any illegal activity at the zoo, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A female Siberian Tiger kept in Busan’s only zoo, Samjung The Park, is reported to have devoured its own offspring, according to an announcement from the zoo and the Nakdong River Basin Agency of the Ministry of Environment on January 22. The mother tiger gave birth to a cub on December [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – How did a straw rope come to be hung over the walls of a zoo? Samjung The Park, Busan’s only zoo, surprised visitors by hanging a straw rope with little charms on it. This ornament is called a ‘geumjul’ in Korea, and it is a special rope to be hung in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Samjung The Park,’ Busan’s only zoo, which opened nine months ago, is swarming with visitors this winter even though it’s usually considered to be an off-season. Contrasting with Seoul Grand Park Zoo‘s lack of visitors, ‘Samjung The Park’ is enjoying an unusual success. However, its success is not due [...]