DVIDS – News – U.S. navy Pure Sources Administration program protects species in South Korea

A part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission is to advocate for the well being of the planet by way of packages and initiatives in local weather change resilience, sustainability, and environmental justice. The Far East District environmental efforts are actively engaged within the Pure Sources Administration program, to assist shield sure natural world within the native space.

Daniel Novotny, an FED biologist, follows the U.S. Forces Korea regulation, 201-1 Environmental Governing Requirements, by working intently with numerous base environmental places of work, and thru contracted Korean environmental specialists, to assist develop and replace the Built-in Pure Useful resource Administration Plans (INRMP).

“The aim of INRMP is to survey pure assets of the bottom together with endemic, invasive, or threatened and endangered species which will inhabit bases throughout the Republic of Korea,” mentioned Novotny. “By these surveys, we are able to perceive a baseline of species residing on and round USFK bases.”

As soon as the baseline is known, additional suggestion may be offered for USFK models on find out how to finest handle their actions, meet the mission, and stop or reduce impacts on pure assets and species.

Within the Gyeonggi-do province space, 13 protected species have been recognized (both straight or proof left behind): two mammal species, the Eurasian river otter and leopard cat; 9 protected chicken species, the spoonbill, bean goose, whooper swan, Eurasian sparrowhawk, Cinereous vulture, pastime, kestrel, buzzard, and Eurasian eagle-owl; one protected amphibian species, the Suwon treefrog; and one protected dragon fly species, the Libellula angelina.

The leopard cat is the one endemic wild cat species within the Republic of Korea. The Suwon tree frog is just one of two tree frog species in Korea. Its vary is particularly localized to the Suwon and surrounding areas.

“By coordination from contracted biologists and wildlife specialists, we offered numerous suggestions for base environmental personnel to handle their pure assets,” mentioned Novotny.

Some suggestions embrace, adjusting coaching schedules to keep away from harassing species throughout identified breeding seasons, the place their presence is extra seemingly; creating man-made nests to present species a preferable location to nest away from disturbance, and foster group consciousness of species, encouraging appreciation and respect for them.

FED continues the USACE environmental mission by serving to to create a sustainable future for generations to come back.