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Environment Activists: Mt. Seorak Cable Car Threatens Endangered Mountain Goats

“The location chosen for the planned cable car project is confirmed to be the main habitat of endangered mountain goats, and there are several kinds of natural vegetation aged over 200 years old that need to be preserved.” “Yangyang County is driving the project in the name of regional economic vitalization, but it is only [...]

Cable Car Development Plans out of Control?

SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As a surprising number of local governing bodies around Korea are currently developing or planning cable car installations in their district to boost tourism, hoping to follow in the footsteps of a successful project in Tongyeong, several environmental organizations are opposing the idea, saying that the attractions are not without [...]