| | PSIE Faculty Spotlight: Spotlight on K.C. Kims' effort to preserve Korea's DMZ |
 | | The DMZ, a precious strip of land about 2.5 miles (4-kilometers) wide and extending 155 miles (250-kilometers) across the width of the Korean Peninsula, has been untouched by man since 1953 when a buffer zone was established between the two Koreas after the Korean War. |
 | | No field surveys have been conducted in the core of the DMZ but scientists speculate that the area (the DMZ and the adjacent Civilian Control Zone, a 3-12 mile (5-20 kilometers)-wide buffer around the DMZ) could be home to myriad endangered, threatened, and perhaps yet unknown species. |
 | | The DMZ is a known wintering ground for several of the world’s most endangered species including the white-naped crane, red-crowned crane, and fl-faced spoonbills. |
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