The Korean Peninsula we live in is…
Geographically, it is located at the end of the continent and at the beginning of the sea.
Thanks to that, the diversity of wild animals is high compared to the size of the land.
Among the various animals, there are a lot of animals that live only in Korea.
Let’s find out about the top 3 wild animals.
Three, pickaxes.
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It lives only on the coast of Asia, and among them, in the western and southern seas of the Korean Peninsula.
Korea’s Smallest Dolphin Sparrow, the Most Habitat
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The porpoise, also known as the smiling whale,
It is also called a Korean mermaid.
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(1)Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
(2)embracing the sea
(3)a practical scholar of Joseon
(4)Jeong Yakjeon Hall (若전丁)
The Korean native dolphin porpoise is Jeong Yak-jeon, a practical scholar in the late Joseon Dynasty.
It is said that the name is derived from Sanggwang fish recorded in
In 2016, a porpoise was designated as a protected marine creature.
2 Jeju roe deer
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If you think of an animal that represents Jeju Island,
to be able to think of roe deer
This roe deer is a representative large wild animal in Korea.
Unlike the roe deer that is widespread in Eurasia, it is a native subspecies of Jeju Island.
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Jeju roe deer, like elk on land
It causes a lot of damage to crops caused by roadkill and roe deer.
In 2013, Jeju roe deer was designated as a harmful wild animal.
The number of roe deer that had been 13,800 since they were allowed to be captured
It’s down to 3800.
The decisive reason to reduce the roe deer population.
It didn’t reduce the damage to the crops, and it worked to allow roe deer capture.
As it became difficult to find a reason to do so, a Jeju official said,
Eventually, the designation of wild animals harmful to roe deer was lifted.
1 elk
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As you all expected, the 1st place is an elk.
Except for musk deer, elk is one of the deer in the Korean Peninsula.
be the smallest species
Bonoru, which has a similar appearance to a roe deer, but has a small body.
Or also called a compound deer.
Also, elk is called pure Korean.
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The elk is a rare species in other countries,
There are 500,000 to 600,000 animals in Korea alone.
It’s a very common species.
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However, it is designated as a harmful animal in Korea due to constant roadkill and other problems.
It was designated as a harmful animal in Korea, but in the world,
The elk is an extinct animal that will disappear from the earth.
It’s ironic.
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(1)I have to cross it.
(2)There’s a car coming.
(3)It’s coming pretty slow.
(4)Enough before you come.
(5)I can cross it.
(6)Let’s go!
an elk’s attack instinct