한스 자이델 재단과 새와생명의터 : 양해각서 체결
한국의 새 중 거의 90%에 달하는 새들은 이동 한다. 수 천 년간 이동해왔으며, 많은 새들은 저 멀리 남쪽으로부터 한국까지 날아오며; 더 많은 새들은 여름을 나기 위해 DMZ 를 건너고 백두산 대산괴 (大山塊) 를 넘어 멀리 중국과 러시아까지 이동할 것이다. … read more
General Interest
Wild Birds not a vector of HPAI viruses
German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI) Statement, 2015 VOGELWELT 135: 131-145 “No evidence has been found anywhere in the world..(for ) the “wild bird hypothesis” as explanation for the introduction of highly pathogenic AIV in Europe. ..It is … read more
Winter Bird Tours in the ROK
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
The new EL Family binoculars: Limitless perfection
“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
The Moth Snowstorm, Nature and Joy by Michael McCarthy
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
Common Swifts: From China to Africa and Back!
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
“Green-blind Growth”
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
196-MW Offshore Wind Farm to Be Built off Ulsan
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
llegal bird netting operation uncovered in Gyeonggi Province.
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
New book tallies the massive waste of taxpayer money under former Pres. Lee MB
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