Uiryeong-gun Uses Acorns, Wild Animal Food, in Event to Attract Hikers?

County Governor O Tae-wan: "Don't Worry, We Only Use Acorn Shells"

Gyeongnam Uiryeong-gun's personal character Scripter made using acorns. / Photo by Kim Wook assa113@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, has recently been praised for its innovative plan of "coexisting with wildlife" by holding an event using acorns in response to concerns that wild animals are losing their food due to hikers "sweeping up all the acorns."

Uiryeong-gun will hold a forest experience event called "Let's Play in the Forest!" using acorns on the 24th of this month, October 1st, and 24th to attract not only local residents but also visitors from outside the area.

"Let's Play in the Forest!" is a forest experience event where visitors to the recreation forest can make character straps themselves by using the "Jagulsan Dokkaebi" character, created to promote the Dokkaebi Golden Cave scheduled to be completed next year, and the "Jagulsan Acorns" that grow naturally within the recreation forest.

"If you make characters using acorns, doesn't that mean the food for wild animals in the Uiryeong area disappears accordingly?"

Uiryeong-gun explained that there is no need to worry about such concerns and criticisms by applying a clever item.

The county applied a meticulous method by leaving the "nut" part of the acorn intact and only collecting the husks (shells) to be used in the visitors' "character strap" making experience, thus preserving the food for wild animals.

County Governor Oh Tae-wan said, "We put our heads together with related officials to comply with the law of nature that humans cannot live in an environment without wildlife," and added, "We will do our best to preserve the beautiful environment of the clean area of Uiryeong-gun."

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