Bird Sightings
Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve, June 2nd-June 9th 2023
Bird News from Dr Nial Moores (Birds Korea) with Lee Su-Young, Baek Seung-Kwang, and, on single dates, Lee Soojin and Jang Ryang (all Birds Korea Yeoncheon). Under contract from Yeoncheon County, six days of up-at-dawn productive survey in some of … read more
Events
Some observations on the status and conservation of geese in DPRK (North Korea)
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seliger – Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea and Birds Korea Bird protection is a complicated interplay of more species-oriented protection (for example, protection against illegal hunting or the use of harmful chemicals) and more habitat-oriented … read more
Conservation
The “Spoonbills Project”, Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, September 21, 2023. All images copyright of Nial Moores / Birds Korea. In September, the “Spoonbills Project” was launched in the Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve. This ecological planning and design project is a collaboration … read more
Field Identification
Tree Pipit: Some notes on identification
Of the smaller pipits that are common migrants through Korea, Olive-backed Pipit and Red-throated Pipit are the most common in that order. In breeding plumage they are unmistakable and easily distinguished from each other. Buff-bellied and Pechora Pipits are less … read more
Public Awareness
2022년 새와 생명의 터 국명 예외사항
본 페이지에서는 2022년 새와 생명의 터 조류목록에서 사용한 국명의 일부 예외사항을 다루고 있습니다. 하단의 내용을 참고해주세요. ============================================================ 새와 생명의 터 조류목록에서 사용하는 국명은 아래와 같은 원칙을 따르고 있다. 1) 20세기부터 오랫동안 사용해온 국명은 다음의 예외 조건을 제외하고 그대로 사용한다. 예외사항: … read more
블로그
멸종위기에 처한 강의 요정, 호사비오리 보전 활동
글: 나일 무어스, 새와 생명의 터 대표, IUCN SSC 멸종위기종 물새전문가그룹 강기슭 가까이, 물 위로 납작하게 뜬 채, 호사비오리 한 마리가 쉬고 있다. 우거진 나무 그늘 아래, 들쭉날쭉한 돌들 사이에 있어 잘 보이지 않는다. 잠에서 깬 호사비오리는 조용히 우리들로부터 멀어지고, … read more
Animal Welfare
SCIENTIFIC TASK FORCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA AND WILD BIRDS STATEMENT – JULY 2023
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea In July, a statement on High Pathogenicity Avian Infuenza or HPAI (long called “Poultry Flu” by Birds Korea) was released by the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, co-convened under the Convention … read more
Education
Bird Conservation on the Korean Peninsula: SDGs and Future Leaders
Dr Nial Moores, Director, & Ms Park Meena, National Coordinator, Birds Korea. Based on the kind recommendation of an environmental studies teacher, Birds Korea was asked by Hapcheon Pyeonghwa (Peace) High School if we were able to visit their school … read more
Projects
Birds Korea 2022 Checklist
Following substantial revision, we are delighted to be able (finally!) to share an up-to-date revised 2022 edition of the Birds Korea Checklist covering the Republic of Korea (ROK) for download in both English and Korean. The checklist (Moores & Ha … read more