Critter News

OCTOBER 31, 2010

This looks like its for farming of livestock, not medical research, but that's bad too. Mike Rounds wants a biotech animal research facility built in South Dakota. The summit on genetically engineered animal technologies drew about 200 people from as far as South Korea and New Zealand. From the High Plains Journal.

South Dakota 100

South Dakota Livestock Research South Korea 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

They have expanded their range through Indonesia and into Australia and is found in post breeding dispersal as far north as South Korea and Japan. The decline of farming, combined with reforestation across the region have been noted as potential reasons for decline. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B. coromandus.

Cattle 170

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

Modern Korean society still has deep roots in its agricultural traditions, and Koreans can get very defensive about any issue that seems to threaten the livelihood of “grandpa and grandma” back on the farm, even if this causes them to pay twice as much for inefficiently produced Korean beef as they would for foreign imports.

New York Times 40

New York Times South Korea New York Iraq 40