Jeonju Zoo Reborn as a Living Ecological Report on Biodiversity
Promotion of Construction for Natural Monument Preservation Center
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] Jeonju City in Jeollabuk-do is promoting the construction of a specialized conservation center at Jeonju Zoo to protect natural monuments, including animals on the brink of extinction.
On the 21st, the city announced that it is planning to build a natural monument conservation center at Jeonju Zoo, which is being transformed into an ecological zoo, to manage natural monuments more systematically and take the lead in preserving biodiversity.
The city plans to construct the conservation center on approximately 4,000㎡ of the Jeonju Zoo site, equipped with exhibition halls, acclimation training areas, and quarantine isolation facilities.
To this end, the city is making efforts to secure national funding by emphasizing the necessity of the conservation center through visits to the Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Assembly.
The city expects that once the natural monument conservation center is established, it will be able to professionally treat and protect about 50 natural monument animals currently living at Jeonju Zoo, including eagles, little owls, owls, goshawks, and Ural owls.
In this regard, the city is also promoting facility improvements to change the animal enclosures at Jeonju Zoo to environments as similar as possible to their natural habitats and to prevent stereotypic behaviors caused by stress.
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Min Seonsik, Director of the Welfare and Environment Bureau, said, “Jeonju Zoo will continuously strive not only for environmental changes in animal enclosures but also to realize the value of individual conservation with a focus on animal welfare and respect for the value of life,” adding, “We will assert the necessity of securing national funding for the construction of the natural monument conservation center to the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Cultural Heritage Administration.”
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