김산하 박사님, 2012.07.09 http://www.birdskorea.or.kr/Forum/Events/20317 저는 라는 작은 모임을 만들어 활동하고 있는 김산하라고 합니다. 마이크로하비타트는 한국말로 미소서식지라는 뜻인데, 하나의 서식지 안에서 어떤 생물이 구체적으로 필요로 하는 작은 공간과 조건들을 의미하는 생태학적 용어입니다. 저희는 자연을 보전하는데 기여하기 위해 과학과 이야기가 어우러진 콘텐츠를 … read more
Nial Moores, July 10th 2012 Birds Korea is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats in Korea and the wider Yellow Sea Eco-region. The organisation has therefore purposefully not been an active participant in long-running discussions on the … read more
Nial Moores, July 10th 2012 Ramsar Convention conferences always provide an important public focus for wetland conservation activities. And during the past week, two major resources have been made available online. The first, a report on South-east and East Asian … read more
By attending Dr. Nial Moores’ lecture, “Of Birds and People,” I had the opportunity to experience Dr. Moores’ amicable charisma as he outlined the primary concerns facing South Korea’s approach to sustainability and the impact of human development on biodiversity … read more
Nial Moores, June 28th Recent years have seen some late June and July additions to the ROK national list, including the nation’s only records of Bridled Tern (found by Kang hee-Man on July 10th 2006 on Jeju Island: see … read more
As most Birds Koreans know well already, the small but beautiful Mokpo Namhang Urban Wetland has exceptional potential for biodiversity conservation, environmental recreation and environmental education (see: www.birdskorea.org/BK-Startpage.shtml). This is why we have invested much time and energy at the … read more
Scaly-sided Merganser is one of my favourite species – and also one of Birds Korea’s conservation priorities (see blog post on winter survey). I was a bit disturbed therefore when visiting the awesome Birding Beijing blog recently to read Terry … read more
Jankowski’s/Rufous-backed Bunting Emberiza jankowskii is a highly Endangered (likely Critically Endangered) species probably now restricted to just a very small area of mixed grassland in Jilin, China. Changes in land-use brought on by intensive agriculture has pushed this close relative … read more
Yet even more “Construction begins on Saemangeum sea port” According to the Korean Herald article: “The manmade, environment-friendly waterway, created between the new Saemangeum port and its seawall, will transform the area into a living ecological park, the ministry said.” read more
A Wild Goose Chase through the Literature… by Nial Moores, June 9, 2012. Brant, East Coast. Photo © Robin Newlin. The Ramsar Convention COP 11 is coming up in July – time for Wetlands International (WI) to finish … read more