KOREAN ENGLISH CHINESE JAPANESE         HomeEcology White Paper of DMZComposition of ecosystemBirds     1) Interview of Dr. Woo Hanjeong, bird expert   2) East coast region 3) Mid-eastern mountainous region 4) Mid-west inland region 5) West coast region 6) Island region 1) Interview of Dr. Woo Hanjeong, bird expert   In this region Han river joins the Imjin river and has extensive wet land and grassland. This is the regioon where water bird, Scolopacidae, japanese crane, bird of prey evenly dwells. The region is strictly restricted to military personnel and farmers providing better inhabitation conditions for birds than any other places. Eagle, white-tailed sea eagle, japanese crane, white-naped crane, swan goose which are all natural monuments and protected species such as watercock are abundant in this area. There are many detention reservoirs (small ponds), and the region is less developed compared to other regions. Consequently, various living organism inhabit in this ecologically stable region. The wild goose and duck community near the Imjin-river Tongil-large bridge, herring gull group habitat under the Imjin-bridge, the great leed warbler in the reed field near Jangdan peninsula, and the white-naped crane and the swan goose group of the wet land has great significance.     2) East coast region   46 species were found to inhabit at this region. The dominant species were spot-billed duck, black-tailed gull, and with the exception at the Hwajinpo lake wet land, tree sparrow, barn swallow, and brown-eared bulbul showed dominance. 4 rare species required protection among the observed species. They are the schrenck’s little bittern, mandarin duck, chinese sparrow hawk and kestrel. 1 individual, ruddy crake- was observed at Baebong-ri. The Hwajinpo lake for instance, is an important region for it is the only region where black swan apperrs. The migratory group of whooper swan, Bewick’s swan and the black swan which appears in the east coast lagoon region such as Cheongchoho and Songjiho are decreasing in number every year by the continuous development. Presently the black swan is known to appear only at the Hwajinpo lake. As the result, programs for protection and control of this region is should be planned without delay. Especially the protection strategies for the waterweeds and aquatic plants in the pond, which is an important source that swan feed on, should be provided.       Spot-billed duck   Chinese sparrow hawk   Brown-eared bulbul     Black swan   Black-tailed gull   Schrenck’s little bittern         Kestrel         3) Mid-eastern mountainous region   51 species were found to inhabit in this region. The dominant species were the great tit, marsh tit, parrotbill, barn swallow, brown-eared bulbul, yellow-throated bunting, Siberian meadow bunting, arctic warbler, jungle crow, magpie, bull-headed shrike, daurian redstart etc. The dominant species were similar to those to the forest region excluding the civilian control line. The individual number of azure-winged magpie was high, but it was found to inhabit in 2 regions of Dutayeon and Seohwa. This fact is considered to be in relation to their habit of dwelling near watersides. The 6 rare species were considered to be in need of protection among the observed species. These 6 rares species are the mandarin duck(Dosol mountain, Jeokge-ri), merlin (Jeokge-ri), kestrel(Gachilbong, Seohwa), sparrow hawk(Seohwa), chinese sparrow hawk(Dutayeaon), black woodpecker(Dutayeaon) and sparrow hawk(Seohwa, Jeokge-ri). Gasping the entire bird fauna in this region was difficult because of restricted areas such as mine fields and the limited observation time. The species observed at the accessible areas showed not much difference with the forest region excluding the DMZ, but this is to be supported with further detailed investigations. Mandarin duck and some bird of prey were assumed to be bredding in some regions, showing us that more rare species at wider regions will be discovered as the supportive investigation is progressed,       Great tit   Parrotbill   Yellow-throated bunting     Arctic warbler   Jungle crow   Black woodpecker