In time for the Lunar New Year holiday, diverse scenes of wildlife inhabiting national parks have been made public.

The National Park Service released on the 13th videos showing wildlife, including Category I endangered species such as Asiatic black bears, foxes, and otters, as well as water deer and roe deer.

Through unmanned monitoring cameras installed in national parks across the Jirisan·Seoraksan·Sobaeksan,·Gyeryongsan,·Palgongsan·Mudeungsan·Gayasan·Gyeongju areas, the National Park Service captured the day- and nighttime activities of wild animals.

At Sobaeksan, footage was obtained of a yellow-throated marten hunting a roe deer fawn, a fox on the move, and two roe deer locking antlers in a fight.

At Palgongsan, a mother water deer protecting her fawn from a yellow-throated marten was captured. In Gyeongju and Gyeryongsan, a leopard cat family on the move and a leopard cat chasing a badger were filmed.

Across Gyeongju, Gayasan, and Gyeryongsan, sightings included a marten leisurely bathing, sibling martens crossing a log bridge, and a marten family romping together.

At Seoraksan, the busy movements of an otter family and a mother goral tending to her sleeping young were observed. At Mudeungsan, two otters swimming and a large family of weasels on the move were captured on camera.

At Jirisan, an Asiatic black bear playing with its cub was also captured.

Ju Dae-yeong, head of the National Park Service, said, “The videos released this time are valuable ecological data secured by unmanned monitoring cameras in national parks,” adding, “We will continue to do our utmost in protection and conservation so that the national park ecosystem, including endangered species, can remain healthy.”