Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea On May 10th, I spent most of a day within the northern part of the Saemangeum reclamation area with Mr Oh Dong-Pil (오동필) and other members of the Saemangeum Citizens Ecological group. The group … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea, May 17th 2023 Habitat degradation and loss is the most serious threat to biodiversity on Baengnyeong Island, as it is in most of the nation. However, there are additional issues that also reveal how … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, April 2nd 2023. The Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini 뿔제비갈매기 is a strikingly pale and rather slender seabird, a little smaller than a Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris, with a long, orange-yellow black-tipped dagger … read more
Text and images by Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea, March 21st 2023 The Seomjin River flows south and southeastward, draining a largely forested catchment that includes the western slopes of Jirisan National Park. Research presented at a small workshop … read more
(Introductory article written for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership as part of the 2022 Small Grant – written by Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea and IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group with translation of Korean version by Lee Su-Young, … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea Launched formally in 2004, Birds Korea is a small, legally-registered NGO with only about 300 members, and since last year, two branches (national in Busan, and local in Yeoncheon). Although fully independent, much of … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, Birds Korea) On December 28 and 29, long walks in Gyeongpo lake and wetland park, Gangneung, as well as a (unfortunately much too short) trip to Daegwallyong Samyang Farm, a combined dairy and wind farm at … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 13th 2022 The Hwaseong Wetlands in Gyeonggi Province are one of the most important remaining waterbird habitats in the Republic of Korea (ROK). Research we conducted in 2020 and 2021 in the wetlands, funded … read more
According to BBS News (June 29th 2022), “The 2nd coastal ring road connecting Gadeok-do and Gijang-gun will be constructed. The city of Busan today confirmed and announced the ‘Busan City Road Construction and Management Plan’, which is the city’s top … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, June 17th 2022 The submission of a natural site as a World Heritage Property is widely understood to be the strongest commitment that a national government can take to conserving the Outstanding Universal Value of … read more