11 Animals That Are Endangered In South Korea
As cities grow the wildlife is threatened as their habitable land shrinks. This list shows some species who are on the brink of going extinct in Korea. Let's not forget about the animals!
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Red-crowned Crane
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Golden Eagle
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Siberian Musk Deer
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Japanese Sea Lion
They have been hunted to extinction. Last sighting was in the 1970s.
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Amur Leopard
Amur leopards were once widely distributed in Korea and were driven to near critical extinction due to decades of war and mass poaching. Only 20~100 remain in the wild.
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Siberian Tiger
It is estimated that there is a very small population of Siberian Tigers in North Korea, but it has not been confirmed.