In today’s show Betty and Trev talk about the accidental wildlife reserve that has emerged inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone. We talk about the history leading up to Korea’s national division and the story of a bird that connected a separated family by flying over the border. We finish with the story of some unexpected WWII heroes from the Tiwi Islands.

 Tune in next week for Part 2.

 Book referenced: Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters Along the Korean DMZ. Eleana J. Kim, 2022

 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands website: https://www.ramsar.org/country-profile/democratic-peoples-republic-korea

 Music Played:

 Ahn Ye Eun 'Song of Cell No. 8' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDlWk_8QQY

 MayTree 'Facing the Barbed Wire Fence' https://open.spotify.com/album/4iqh4YNZSUwCl04FXPjxgX

 Crying Nut 'The Thousand -League Road' https://music.apple.com/gb/album/morning-dew-50th-anniversary-tribute-to-kim-min-gi-vol-4-ep/1574173450

 Photo: Park Jongwoo