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The wildlife of South Korea includes 8,271 plant species, 18,117 animal species and 3,528 species of fungi and others. [ 1 ] 30,000 species are known to inhabit South Korea, among an estimated 100,000+ in all.
The Korean Rangers Foundation (KRF) was founded in 2005 to draw together National Park Rangers from professionalism across South Korea, to develop a national identity as Korean Rangers and to provide support for new professionals. There are now approximately 1,000 Rangers working only for the public sector in South Korea.
Numerous wildlife exist on the Korean Peninsula. The characteristics of the wild mammals in Korea is that despite South Korea's small territory, there are many medium and large sized animals. It is natural characteristic that medium and large sized animals require large land and vast amount of food to survive.
In 1963 Korea Association for the Conservation of Nature was established. [citation needed] In 1997 the non-profit organization International Aid for Korean Animals was founded to promote animal protection and humane treatment. [citation needed] Animal Rescue Korea, an English-language internet resource, helps animals in South Korea. [citation ...
Gray Whale Migration Site (울산 귀신고래 회유해면) [79] was listed as South Korea's the 126th national monument in 1962, [80] and national protection of higher priorities was situated although illegal hunts had been taken place thereafter, [81] and there have been no recent sightings of the species in Korean waters.
Early on, admission to national parks in South Korea was free. In 1974, most of South Korea's national parks cancelled the free admission policy. Currently only Gyeongju National Park is free. In 1993, the ticket revenue of the Korean National Park accounted for 65% of the park's total revenue.
Peace talks between North and South Korea in 2018 raised hopes amongst ecologists that the two states might work together to preserve the wildlife habitats of the narrow strip of land between them.
The Ministry of Environment (Korean: 환경부; Hanja: 環境部; RR: Hwangyeong-bu) is the South Korea branch of government charged with environmental protection. In addition to enforcing regulations and sponsoring ecological research, the Ministry manages the national parks of South Korea. Its headquarters is in Sejong City. [2]