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
(*Taken from the Birds Korea home page.) Introduction Yellow Sea intertidal wetlands are among the most threatened habitats on Earth. Already, we have lost 75% or more of our nation’s tidal-flats to “reclamation”. The loss of intertidal wetlands, … read more