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Overview

  • Ex-situ conservation institutions : The Ministry of Environment designates “ex-situ conservation institutions” to ensure the systematic conservation and propagation of wildlife species outside their natural habitats, where in-situ conservation is not possible.
  • Legal basis : Article 7 of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act, Article 5 of its Enforcement Decree and Article 6 of its Enforcement Rule
  • Eligible institutions
    • A zoo, botanical garden, or aquarium;
    • A national or public research institute;
    • A business-affiliated research institute under Article 14, Paragraph 1(2) of the Basic Research Promotion and Technology Development Support Act;
    • A school under each subparagraph of Article 2 of the Higher Education Act and its affiliated institution; or
    • Any other institution that the Minister of Environment deems appropriate

Designated by the Ministry of Environment

Designated by the Ministry of Environment - No, Organization, No. of species under conservation, Date of designation
No. Organization No. of species under conservation Date of designation Number Homepage
1 Seoul Grandpark 22 animal species Apr. 12, 2000 02-500-7335 Link
2 Halla Arboretum 26 plant species 25-May-00 064-710-7575 Link
3 Hantaek Botanical Garden 22 plant species Oct. 12, 2001 031-333-3558 Link
4 Korea National University of Education Eco-Institute for Oriental Stork 1 bird species Nov. 1, 2001 043-230-3391 Link
5 National Institute of Fisheries Science Inland Fisheries Research Institute 3 fish species Nov. 1, 2001 041-750-1004 Link
6 Yeomiji Botanical Garden 10 plant species Mar. 10, 2003 064-735-1100 Link
7 Samsung Everland Zootopia 6 animals species Jul. 1, 2003 031-320-5000 Link
8 Key-chungsan Botanical Garden 9 plant species Mar. 22, 2004 0507-1307-4129 Link
9 The National Botanic Garden of Korea native plant 25 plant species 03-May-04 033-332-7069 Link
10 Holocene Ecological School 3 insect species Sep. 28, 2005 033-345-2254 Link
11 Association of Korean Goral Conservation 2 mammal species Sep. 21, 2006 033-480-7261 Link
12 Chollipo Arboretum Foundation 4 plant species Sep. 21, 2006 041-672-9982 Link
13 Center For The Study Of Insect Ecology 3 insect species Mar. 8, 2007 033-374-5888 Link
14 Hampyeong Eco Park 4 plant species Nov. 18, 2008 061-320-3530 Link
15 Pyeonggang Botanical Garden 6 plant species Aug. 25, 2009 031-532-1779 Link
16 Shingu Botanical Garden 12 plant species Feb. 25, 2010 031-724-1600 Link
17 Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center 1 bird species Jun. 16, 2010 055-530-1581 Link
18 Institute Ecology and Environmental Sciences for Birds 3 bird species Jul. 9, 2010 054-530-1228 Link
19 Kohwun Garden 5 plant species Sep. 15, 2010 041-943-6245 Link
20 Gangwon Nature Environment Research Park 7 plant species Sep. 15, 2010 033-248-6570 Link
21 Korea Expressway Corporation Arboretum 8 plant species Sep. 9, 2011 063-714-7200 Link
22 Jeju Technopark 3 insect species Dec. 29, 2011 064-720-2300 Link
23 Soonchunhyang University Endangered Fish Restoration Center 7 fish species Feb. 26, 2013 041-530-1114 Link
24 Cheongju Land 10 animal species Feb. 10, 2014 043-201-4863 Link
25 Korean Otter Research Center 1 animal species Feb. 7, 2017 033-441-9798 Link
26 Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources 1 plant species Jan. 30, 2018 054-530-0700 Link
27 Sericultural and Entomological Experiment Station 1 insect species Mar. 26, 2021 054-530-6600 Link
28 Biodiversity Research Institute 8 fish species Apr. 21, 2022 063-246-8600 Link