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The city of Samcheok, Gangwon Province, will be building a seagull theme park near the city’s marine cable car. Seagulls are known to inhabit islands like Hongdo and Dokdo, but Samcheok is the first place they’ve been discovered to breed along the East Sea coast. Access to their activity has been limited thus far, as most of them inhabit what’s been private property until recently. With the establishment of a tourist facility near their main breeding grounds, however, environmentalists are worried the gulls will be threatened and unable to breed. (provided by the city of Samcheok)