Goyang City Holds Migratory Bird Feeding Event at Janghang Wetland

Fish Species Disrupting the Ecosystem and Rice Seeds
Provided as Food for Migratory Birds

Goyang Special City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 12th that a migratory bird feeding event was held on the 11th at the farmland within Janghang Wetland.

Lee Dong-hwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, holding an invasive fish species used as food for migratory birds. Provided by Goyang Special City.

This event was the first to take place within the wetland since Janghang Wetland was designated as a Ramsar Wetland, and it was carried out through the voluntary participation of farmers, fishermen, and volunteers.

On that day, 500kg of fish, including invasive species such as bluegill caught by fishermen from the Haengju Fishery Cooperative in the Han River, and non-edible species such as nuchi, as well as 1000kg of rice seeds cultivated in the wetland protection area, were used as food for the migratory birds.

Janghang Wetland is home to more than 30,000 migratory birds, including endangered species such as the white-naped crane and the greater white-fronted goose. To supplement the insufficient food supply, the city distributed about 23 tons of food during the winter, including rice seeds purchased through the ecosystem service payment system and grains confiscated by the National Tax Service.

The activities of the "Janghang Wetland Migratory Bird Drone Feeding Volunteer Corps," which has been conducted twice a week since December last year for migratory birds and other wildlife in Janghang Wetland, have received great support from many citizens.

Lee Ho-jun, head of the Haengju Fishery Cooperative, said, "We are proud and fulfilled that the non-edible fish species caught by fishermen living their lives on the Han River are being used as food for the wildlife living in Janghang Wetland."

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