Gyeonggi-do, 16 wild animals that lost their mothers return to nature

(Uijeongbu = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-yoon = Gyeonggi Province announced on the 16th that 16 young wild animals rescued after losing their mothers have returned to nature after completing wild adaptation training.

On the 15th, together with the Imjin River Ecological Preservation Society, a private organization, we released cats, raccoons, and weasels, which are class 2 endangered wild species, in healthy condition.

These are young individuals that lost their mothers or were found exhausted or sick during the breeding season last spring and summer.

Based on reports from residents, a private organization rescued these wild animals and sent them to the Northern Gyeonggi Wildlife Rescue and Management Center.

These wild animals have received step-by-step wild training at the center, including artificial feeding, nutrition, disease treatment, hunting for food, finding shelter, and avoiding humans.

The center released individuals that were determined to be capable of independent survival in nature, including health checkups and evaluation of hunting ability.

Jeong Bong-soo, head of Gyeonggi Province's Animal Welfare Department, said, "We will strengthen our cooperation system with local private organizations to quickly rescue and treat endangered wild animals and strive to create an ecosystem where people and animals coexist."

As of last month, Gyeonggi Province had rescued 3,539 wild animals and returned 1,054 of them to nature.