Dr Nial Moores, Birds Korea, May 2019 On May 13th 2019, Mayor Seo Cheol-Mo announced to the 130+ participants of the second international symposium on the Hwaseong Wetlands that following designation of 4,550 ha of the wetland as a Flyway … read more
Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Dr. Choi Hyun-Ah (both Hanns-Seidel-Foundation Korea and Birds Korea) When Koreans talk about the “miracle of the Han River”, they refer to the stellar economic growth catapulting South Korea from being one of the poorest countries … read more
In March 2019, Birds Korea and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (Korea office) organized two short birdwatching tours to Rason in the far northeast of the DPRK, bordering on Russia and PR China. The first tour, part-funded by the HSF, included … read more
April 4th started early, with a 4AM text from long-time colleague and friend, Deputy Secretary-General Kim Choony of the nation’s largest environmental NGO, KFEM, sharing an update on the planned opening of three Peace Trails into the unintended ecological sanctuary … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea office), Cheng Qian (UNESCAP) and Guo Jin, Han Yongxiang and Yang Ziyou (SBS in China, Shanghai) from March 15-19 & from March 21-26 Au Man Cheong, Chan Wai-Man, … read more
This morning heard some genuinely devastating news: Dr Lew Young had a fatal heart attack yesterday. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, Deborah and Omi and Ken, and to his hundreds of friends. We have all lost a … read more
Bird News, Nakdong Estuary and Eco-parks, March 4th An excellent half-day in the field in Busan in unseasonably warm spring sunshine, with twenty minutes at the Nakdong Estuary (where highlights were one First-winter Relict Gull still and a probable Far … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger, Andrey Averin, Zeng Qing and Lu Cai with officials from the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection In early December, agreement was reached at the Scaly-sided Merganser Task Force meeting in Dongting and … read more
글: 2018년 12월 11일 나일 무어스 박사, (새와생명의터 대표) 2018년이 막을 내리려는 이 때에 우리는 새와생명의터의 한해를 월별로 나누어 10가지 정도의 인상적인 보전 활동을 공유하고자 한다. 항상 그렇듯이 여전히 해야 할 것이 많이 남아있지만, 회원님들과 후원자들에게 감사를 표하고, 이 … read more
Dr. Nial Moores, Director, Birds Korea, December 11 2018 As 2018 draws to a close, we wanted to share a dozen or so conservation highlights of Birds Korea’s year organised by month; to thank our members and supporters; and to … read more