"An Endangered Species Has Returned"... Hyundai Mobis Sees Ecological Restoration Results in Jincheon

[Financial News] Hyundai Mobis said its steady biodiversity conservation efforts near its Jincheon plant in North Chungcheong Province are leading to positive changes in the local natural ecosystem. After releasing Miho spine loach, a native freshwater fish and natural monument, into the Miho River area to help create a stable habitat, endangered protected species, including the yellow-throated marten, have been increasingly spotted in Mir Forest nearby.
On the 24th, Hyundai Mobis said it had held a Miho spine loach fry release event over the weekend, inviting about 100 employees and family members who had signed up as volunteers.
For this year's event, now in its third year, Hyundai Mobis released more than 4,000 artificially bred Miho spine loach fry through a specialized institution, with permission from the Korea Heritage Service. The cumulative number has now exceeded 10,000. The Miho spine loach, a member of the loach family, was designated a natural monument in 2005 in recognition of its ecological importance and cultural value.
Hyundai Mobis established its biodiversity conservation policy in 2023 and has been working with Jincheon County, Social Cooperative Hangang, and the Korea Freshwater Fish Conservation Association to restore the Miho spine loach and create suitable habitats around its business sites. Even after the release, it continues to conduct habitat surveys to monitor the species' activity.
Since 2012, Hyundai Mobis has also created Mir Forest, a 108-hectare area along the Miho River, over a 10-year period and donated it to Jincheon County. In addition to the Miho spine loach restoration project, the company has regularly carried out environmental surveys, data collection, and educational activities with local residents by inviting ecosystem experts in six fields, including plants, birds, and mammals.
Meanwhile, Hyundai Mobis operated this year's release event in an Orienteering format that families with young children could enjoy together, helping them better understand the ecosystem around the Miho River. Orienteering is an activity in which participants explore a natural environment and reach a destination. The participating employees' families observed habitats in six zones, deepened their understanding of the ecosystem food chain, and shared Hyundai Mobis' commitment to biodiversity conservation.
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