Do you want to see Scaly-sided Mergansers and Baikal Teal? Steller’s Sea Eagle and Red-crowned Crane? Siberian and White-naped Crane? Siberian Accentor and Pallas’s Rosefinch? To look through flocks of Slaty-backed and Vega Gulls to pick out Mongolian and Glaucous-winged … read more
“It’s the love of birds, the pure beauty of avian subjects and the overwhelming abundance and diversity of nature that draws many individuals to birding.” – Swarovski Optik Birds Korea is proud to acknowledge the generous support of Swarovski Optik … read more
Nial Moores, June 4th 2015 Last year I was contacted by one of the UK’s top environmental writers, Mr. Michael McCarthy. He was planning to visit the ROK to see Saemangeum, as part of a book looking at the loss … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, May 26th 2015 The Common Swift Apus apus is widely-considered to be the world’s most aerial bird species. Unlike the more familiar Barn Swallow (and presumably also unlike the generally less familiar but still highly aerobatic Pacific … read more
A new book, Environmental Challenges and Governance: Diverse Perspectives from Asia (published by Routledge) includes a must-read chapter on “Green-blind Growth” in the Republic of Korea by Dr. Rakhyun Kim (the 2013 winner of the prestigious Oran R. Young prize). … read more
The Korea Economic Daily April 11th 2013 It is estimated that as much as 8.8 gigawatts of electricity can be generated on Korea’s offshore, mostly on the waters in the south and the west including Jeju Island. There are several … read more
KBS News. November 6th 2014 An illegal bird-netting operation that killed hundreds (at least) of buntings and other birds- including a Little Owl was uncovered in Yoncheon. The birds were then sold as meat in food stalls. (Little owl is … read more
Hankyoreh, February 5th 2015 The Four Major Rivers project may have been less costly than resource diplomacy in pure spending terms, but according to Catholic Kwandong University professor Park Chang-keun, the resulting costs of 84 trillion won (US$77.1 billion) are … read more
Jason Loghry, March 6 If you are interested in keeping up with Poultry Flu/AI news, you might want to consider joining the Facebook Group Avian Influence aka “Bird Flu”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/332559346934887/ Here is the latest news posted on the Facebook page from South … read more
A quick note to share that the excellent Birding Beijing website recently posted a wonderfully positive introduction to Birds Korea’s Status of Birds, 2014, calling the report a “standard-bearer for conservation organisations in the region”. If you have not downloaded … read more