Specialists from the Center for the Study of Endangered Animals of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea intend to receive animals from Russian zoos for further breeding in captivity on the Korean Peninsula. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, guests from Korea visited the Leopard Land National Park located in the Primorsky Territory and discussed the possibility of reintroduction of the Amur leopard on the Korean peninsula.
The Republic of Korea specialists decided to study the successful experience of the restoration of the leopard population by Russian scientists, in particular, the wildlife monitoring.
Two individuals of the Amur leopard from Russian zoos can be transferred to Korea to form the nucleus of the future grouping and reintroduction, the ministry explained. For reintroduction, the offspring of these animals will be released into their natural habitat.
The Center for the Study of Endangered Animals was built in the north-east of the Republic. According to Russian scientists who visited it, the enclosures for breeding large cats, the scope of investment and the provision of veterinary equipment are impressive.
Korea has already taken significant steps to restoring populations of wild ungulates - the Amur goral, roe deer and water deer - a potential predator prey.
Korea’s biodiversity declined significantly in the 20th century. During this period, the Amur tiger, the Amur leopard, the Amur stork and other species characteristic for these places disappeared from the Korean Peninsula. Currently, work is underway to return these species of animals to the peninsula.
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