SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A rare spotted seal pup has been born at Seoul Grand Park, offering a bright spot of conservation success amid mounting threats to marine life. The pup, named Bangul, is the third of its kind born at the park since 2018, when it became the first facility in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Grand Park announced that an endangered female Amur leopard will be arriving from the United Kingdom on February 8, as part of a conservation effort for the critically endangered species. The Amur leopard, listed as a Class I endangered species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park said Friday it has brought in three red pandas, an internationally endangered species, from abroad and plans to disclose them to the public in March after quarantine and environmental adaptation procedures. The red, or lesser, panda, which is famed as the model for Shifu, the teacher [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Zoo at Seoul Grand Park is preparing for spring, dusting off various indoor spaces and facilities. Four Asian elephants were seen jumping into a pool, mesmerizing spectators by making a surprise dive underwater. The elephants were given hot water baths. Their toenails were also thoroughly polished. The zoo’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, is setting up plans to protecting animals and plants from the winter cold and snow. Starting this month, the park will turn on the heating systems for all zoo enclosures. Heating mats will be laid out in outdoor enclosures and [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park has revealed a series of YouTube videos of lions playing with cardboard boxes. The park explained that the cardboard boxes were provided to enrich the animals’ natural behavior. Park officials were looking to prevent abnormal activities among zoo animals by offering a closely imitated wildlife environment [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park said Wednesday that Mio, a lioness born in 2011, was sent to Japan Tuesday in accordance with a lion-cheetah mutual transfer agreement signed with Tama Zoological Park. In return, Tama Zoo will be sending two male cheetahs, born in 2017, to Seoul Grand Park this year. [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Three golden-headed lion tamarins, an endangered species of monkey, are settling well after moving into the zoo at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul. Originally from the tropical forests of South America, golden-headed lion tamarins are at risk of extinction, with only 6,000 remaining in the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park, one of the biggest parks in the Seoul metropolitan area, posted a video of a female seal’s motherly love on Tuesday. Female seals are well known for their strong affection towards their offspring. Youngshim, a female seal from Seoul Grand Park, is particularly caring for her [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park’s old Ocean Hall, once popular in the 1980s and 1990s for its dolphin shows, has been renovated into a platform to raise awareness about animal welfare and the marine ecosystem. The park held an online opening ceremony on Tuesday via YouTube, changing the hall’s name to [...]