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  2. Asian black bear - Wikipedia

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    The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), ... South Korea remains one of two countries to allow bear bile farming to continue legally. As reported in 2009, ...

  3. Ussuri black bear - Wikipedia

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    The Ussuri black bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus), also known as the Manchurian black bear, is a large subspecies of the Asian black bear native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula. [2] [3] [4] [5]

  4. Soohorang and Bandabi - Wikipedia

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    Both events were held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, South Korea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Soohorang is a white tiger and Bandabi is an Asiatic black bear . [ 3 ] The mascots were selected through a national tender process held in 2014 and were approved of by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 2, 2016.

  5. Category:Asiatic black bears - Wikipedia

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    Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)– an ursid native to Asia; Pages in category "Asiatic black bears" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

  6. List of mammals of Korea - Wikipedia

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    Asian black bear (반달가슴곰) Ursus thibetanus (G. Cuvier, 1823) [44] Thick forest Historically found throughout mainland; Jirisan and Seoraksan in South Korea; Mount Kumgang and Paektu Mountain in North Korea I: Vulnerable [45] K: Endangered [6] SK: Natural monument [46] Superfamily Pinnipedia: pinnipeds: Common name (Korean name) Species ...

  7. Jirisan National Park - Wikipedia

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    Jirisan was the first park to be designated as a national park in South Korea, in 1967. [2] It is also the largest terrestrial national park in the country with an emphasis on biodiversity conservation, a well-known conservation programme on the Asiatic black bear and a pioneering restoration programme on damaged areas by overuse. Jirisan ...

  8. Spellbinding photos capture the ‘mermaid’ divers of South Korea

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    After spending several days with the Haenyeo, a group of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island renowned for harvesting seafood from the ocean floor without scuba gear, photographer Peter Ash Lee ...

  9. Himalayan black bear - Wikipedia

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    The Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) is a subspecies of the Asian black bear. It is distinguished from U. t. thibetanus by its longer, thicker fur and smaller, whiter chest mark. [4] The species is considered an ecological indicator and a keystone species of the environment. [5]