Bird Sightings
The ‘birdy’ inter-Korean border area – impressions from Goseong (Gangwon), January 16-19
Dr. Bernhard Seliger, Dr. Nial Moores, Minjae Baek From January 16-19, we conducted a seabird survey in Goseong, organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, conducted scientifically by Dr. Nial Moores and accompanied by Kim Eo-Jin, the most prolific Korean bird … read more
Events
Korea, Korean birds and the COP 14 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
The protection of migratory birds is a tricky endeavor: it is not enough for them to be protected in the summering (breeding) grounds and wintering grounds, but many species of birds, who do not travel non-stop, need stop-over sites to … read more
Conservation
Twenty-five Years: Winter Waterbird Censuses of Korea
Dr Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea / 새와생명의터, IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group This is a short introduction to a tremendously valuable online resource developed by Andreas Kim, the former web-spinner of Birds Korea’s now archived websites and independent … read more
Field Identification
Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 덤불개개비, Baengnyeong Island, October 2023
Nial Moores, Birds Korea, October 31st 2023. (All images copyright of Nial Moores / Birds Korea and not to be used or re-posted without permission). Baengnyeong is a big and densely vegetated island – far too large to cover properly … read more
Public Awareness
Trace – Art and Birding Along the DMZ
Adrian Göllner My name is Adrian Göllner, an artist and birder from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This September I travelled to South Korea for three weeks to take part in an arts residency in Yangji-ri, Cheorwon County. When there, I was … read more
블로그
새와 생명의 터 회원 여러분, 반갑습니다!
새와 생명의 터 회원 여러분, 반갑습니다! 여러분께서 이미 아시듯이, 새와 생명의 터는 20여 년의 긴 시간 동안 한국과 광역의 황해생태권역의 새와 서식지 보전을 위해 기여해왔습니다. 새들은 그 자체로도 놀랍도록 중요하지만, 수분(가루받이)과 해충 방제부터 정서적 안정을 안겨주는 등 인간에게 많은 혜택을 … read more
Animal Welfare
SCIENTIFIC TASK FORCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA AND WILD BIRDS STATEMENT – JULY 2023
Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea In July, a statement on High Pathogenicity Avian Infuenza or HPAI (long called “Poultry Flu” by Birds Korea) was released by the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, co-convened under the Convention … read more
Education
Seoul Foreign School visit to the Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve, September 7th 2023
By SFS student Leyna Biggs, with translation support from Yun Jeong (YJ) Choi “On September 7th, I participated in the Seoul Foreign School Science Group 4 Project, to learn more about Yeoncheon Imjin River Biosphere Reserve from Dr. Nial Moores … read more
Projects
Dear Birds Korea Members,
As you know, for twenty (long!) years Birds Korea has been working for the conservation of birds and their habitats in Korea and the wider Yellow Sea Eco-region. We do this work because birds are wonderfully important in themselves, and … read more