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The country's few remaining old-growth forests are protected in nature reserves. South Korea also has twenty national parks. One of the world's most interesting wildlife sanctuaries has developed in the DMZ, having been virtually untouched since 1953. The uninhabited zone has become a haven for many kinds of wildlife, particularly migrating birds.
The Korean Peninsula has a significant number of native freshwater fish species, which includes Korean taimen, Korean stumpy bullhead, Korean spotted hopper, south torrent catfish and black shiner. [7] Endemic marine fauna includes Korean skate and Korean rockfish. [7] Korea's aquatic invertebrate biodiversity needs to be studied extensively. [8]
At 1200 m–1500 m altitude in Hallasan, a coniferous forest consists of pine, juniper, and a Korean fir. Fruticeta is formed in 1500 m–1700 m and the alpine zone spread out above 1850 m. South-facing slopes have more mild weather than north-facing slopes.
A view of the Saemangeum Seawall. In 1991 the South Korean government announced that a dyke would be constructed to link three headlands just south of the South Korean industrial port city of Gunsan, 270 kilometres (168 mi) south-west of Seoul, to create 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) of farmland and a freshwater reservoir.
Numbers 2 to 7, 10, 12, 14 to 17, 20 to 26, 31 to 34, 37, and 41 to 47 were delisted due to these monuments being destroyed, deemed of lost value of preservation or located in unrestored regions of South Korea (now occupied by North Korea, which are matters South Korea deals in the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces).
Korean loess called “Hwangto”or “the red yellow soil or earth” has been a basic element or nourishment which has cultivated Korean nature and cultural heritages. Hwangto reveals its unique natural character as a lenient and honest soil which can tolerate and accommodate various materials including even toxic character. [ 2 ]
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Last record in Korean waters was of the sighting of a pair off Bangeojin, Ulsan in 1977. [83] Historically, possibly year-round residential happened in Chinese waters [84] hence residential or semi-residential occurrences around Korean Peninsula could have been feasible as well. *I: LC Endangered CA: Threatened/special concern [85] BC: Blue List