2013년 이후 백령도에서 진행해 온 새와생명의터 연구·조사로 그 동안 기록된 조류는 350종이며, 이 중에서 몇 종은 국내에서 하루에 발견된 수치로는 최대로 추정된다. 2018년 10월에 발견된 8,000개체의 쑥새(지구 취약종)와 2019년 5월에 발견된 240개체의 검은머리촉새(지구멸종위기종)가 이에 속한다. 백령도에서 관찰된 일부 종은 이전에 … read more
A remarkable study published in Science (accessible in full here) by Rosenberg et al. (2019) estimates a loss of 2.9 billion birds from North America in only the past 50 years. This represents a decline of 29% in the total … read more
Jared Busen, October 13th 2019 I am a US Soldier stationed here in the Republic of Korea (ROK). I have been birding since 2003 when I saw my first Black-necked Stilt (LC) in the US. I became a … read more
Recent months have seen a major increase in interest in the future of the DMZ, with several focused meetings and a recent spike in media coverage, including an article last week by the Washington Post which introduced the perspectives of … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, August 11th 2019 Every year there are multiple meetings held to discuss the future of the DMZ. The DMZ is a hugely complicated, multi-faceted and sensitive set of issues. We therefore usually avoid posting much … read more
Baekryeong Island is one of the most important remaining areas for birds and for bird conservation on the Korean Peninsula. Situated in the Republic of Korea at closest only 13 km from the DPRK coast, the island has breeding Black-faced … read more
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea On July 5th, the Phase 1 Proposal to list multiple key wetlands as the “Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China” World Heritage Site was formally accepted by the … read more
환경영향평가는 “환경친화적인 개발을 위해 필수적이다” (유엔 2018). 능력 있는 사람들이 정직하게 진행한 환경영향평가는 위정자들이 현명한 결정을 내리도록 돕고 지역과 국가의 장기적인 이익을 도모하는 가장 값싼 방법입니다. 능력 없는 사람들이 불성실하게 진행한 환경영향평가는 시간과 돈을 낭비할뿐 아니라 위정자들이 현명한 결정을 내리는 … read more
Environmental Impact Assessments are “crucial in advancing environmentally friendly development” (United Nations 2018). Environmental Impact Assessments, if conducted honestly by people with appropriate skill-sets, are the most cost-effective tools for helping decision-makers to make decisions wisely, in the long-term interests … read more
Birds Korea, June 2019 During our recent bird surveys of Bijarim Ro requested by Jeju Doseong we heard three Japanese Night Herons and made sound recordings on June 11th, June 14th, 15th and 17th. We also saw one additional Japanese … read more