DAEJEON, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a technology that can prevent the spread of African swine fever by luring wild boars with the excrement of a female hog. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced Tuesday that wild boars, main carriers of the disease, can be captured by using [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of wild boars infected with the deadly African swine fever (ASF) virus has been continuously increasing in South Korea despite a two-month hiatus from local farms, data showed Saturday. The total number of wild boars infected with the virus here has reached 41 since the first such [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Wild boars are posing a growing threat to South Korea’s urban dwellers lately, as the mountain animals flock in growing numbers to residential areas in search of food, destroy properties and facilities and even attack people. This year, wild boars drew fresh media attention, as the deadly African swine [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean quarantine authorities are implementing intensive operations to prevent the possible spread of African swine fever via wild boars, after the country confirmed the ninth case of an infected wild animal, the country’s agriculture ministry said Friday. Two wild boars found dead near the border with North Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Following recent reports that wild boars were found to be carrying the African swine fever (ASF) virus, military authorities are deploying snipers in strategic points near the national border to fend off the potential carriers of a dangerous epidemic. “We deployed snipers along several points near the border on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Government officials will be beefing up efforts to prevent the influx of African swine fever virus from China, where a recent outbreak of the virus was reported. The Ministry of Environment announced yesterday that it had set up a task force in charge of carrying out efforts to prevent the spread [...]
SEJONG, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Rural Development Administration (RDA) has announced the development of a trap that will allow for the easy capture of wild boars. The wild animals have been blamed for causing harm to farmland nationwide. The RDA stated that wild boars have been appearing at the nation’s farms [...]
OKCHEON, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province is facing criticism from animal experts over its decision to feed wild boars as part of its fight against the wild animals, shortly after the local government announced a mild level of success in recent weeks. Earlier this week, reports emerged that Okcheon County, [...]
OKCHEON, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Okcheon County in North Chungcheong Province has recently experienced a drop in the number of attacks from wild boars, after the local government began feeding the wild animals instead of hunting them, following the realization that many venture out of their natural habitat due to hunger. Previously, local government officials [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As an increasing number of wild animals in South Korea find themselves short of food during the spring season, some animals are emerging from their natural habitats in search of food. A series of incidents where wild animals have come in contact with people in unexpected places such as the [...]