In South Korea, the Ministry of Environment issued guidelines for the safety of hikers, as moon bears inhabiting the mountainous area of Jirisan are about to end their hibernation, Friday.
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Species, Genetic Status
The Asiatic black bear is one of the most endangered mammals in South Korea owing to population declines resulting from human exploitation and habitat fragmentation. To restore the black bear population in South Korea, 27 bear cubs from North Korea and Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai) were imported and released into Jirisan National Park, a …
The secret misery of the moonbear hidden from the public eye…
An entry by the talented Ms. Kristin Arnim, 2028, regarding the use of the bear as a symbol for the Olympics. Pls note all images belong to Ms. Arnis, and we sincerely thank Animals Asia for use of their footage and photography. thank her for the effort and beauty she gives to this cause,. The […]
Bears That Inspired ‘Adorable’ Korean Paralympic Mascot Live In Caged Captivity
By: ELISE HU (NPR) On this farm in Dangjin, South Korea, hundreds of bears live in these cages for 10 years until they are slaughtered for their bile. Conditions for bears used to be far worse. Elise Hu/NPR When South Korea's mountain town of PyeongChang hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games next year, a white tiger and …
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Sharing Natural Habitat with Moon Bears
A welcome image...welcome words NOTE: Thank you for this coverage, thank you to bizwire writerM. H. Lee - a pleasant surprise as the media has not always embraced this matter well. Thank you sincerely. SEJONG, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The paradigm to restore the population of the endangered Asiatic black bear (also known as the Asian …
SAVING BEARS... 