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1-meter lizard spotted on apartment trail in Suwon

A lizard believed to be an Asian water monitor was spotted near a Suwon apartment complex, prompting safety concerns as sightings of protected exotic animals rise in urban Korea.

2026.8.11

A crocodile captured in a stream in Yeoju, Gyeonggi

Police search for owner of endangered crocodile found in a Gyeonggi stream

Authorities in Yeoju are tracing who left a critically endangered juvenile Siamese crocodile in a stream and examining possible animal abandonment and smuggling violations.

2026.7.23

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Artist Koh Sang-woo speaks during a press tour of his solo exhibition ″Still Breathing″ at Savina Museum of Contemporary Art in Eunpyeong District, northern Seoul, on April 30. [LIM JEONG-WON]

Artist Koh Sang-woo's ‘Still Breathing’ depicts wounded, abused animals to ‘connect divided world’

Animals are often put down for euthanasia when they become ill, but artist Koh Sang-woo, who paints wounded animals as a subject and has worked with endangered species, questioned that notion.

2026.5.3

A breeding nest of the golden eagle, a globally endangered species and designated natural monument, discovered in Mount Halla [NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY]

Endangered golden eagle nest discovered in Korea after 77 years

A breeding nest of the golden eagle, a globally endangered species and designated natural monument, has been discovered in Korea for the first time in 77 years.

2025.9.17

The National Museum of Korea’s ″Magpie and Tiger Badge,″ sold out until the end of the year [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA]

The tiger boom is here, but where are the tigers?

A full-blown tiger craze is sweeping through Korea, fueled by the global success of Netflix's “KPop Demon Hunters." But real tigers are a different story, as the last known sighting of a wild tiger in Korea was in 1924.

2025.8.26

Oriental storks, a natural monument, spotted in South Jeolla

A flock of endangered Oriental storks, a natural monument in Korea, has been spotted nesting atop a high-voltage transmission tower in Naju, South Jeolla.

2025.5.13

Freedom crawl

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries sets six endangered marine turtles free into sea off a beach in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Thursday. Three of them were hatched and bred through artificial incubation and the other three were rescued...

2022.8.25

[INTERVIEW] Blancpain's Hayek thinks deeply about ocean conservation

Marc A. Hayek, president and CEO of Vaud, Switzerland’s Blancpain, is an experienced diver. His keen interest in scuba led the company to actively participate in campaigns that aim to protect the marine ecosystem.

2021.7.31