Powell, Joshua;
(2025)
Themes of human-carnivore
coexistence on the Korean Peninsula,
with a focus on consumptive use.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
The order Carnivora includes some of the world’s most charismatic and highly threatened mammals. These species evoke strong and contrasting emotions in humans, and leave deep impressions on our culture. Direct human-driven mortality represents a preeminent threat to many carnivoran species. In this thesis, I use a mixed methods approach to evaluate major themes of current and past carnivore coexistence on the Korean Peninsula, and the importance of these themes for the persistence - and potential recovery - of certain carnivore populations in Northeast Asia. I examine the long history of coexistence between humans and large carnivores on the Korean Peninsula, and how major geopolitical changes at the end of the Joseon dynasty (A.D. 1392-1897) resulted in important shifts in human-carnivore dynamics. I then investigate changing practices in the legal trade of selected carnivores, with the rise of wildlife farming in the mid- to late-20th century. I consider the opportunities and threats this presents to the conservation of wild carnivore populations, as well as the challenges faced by recent government attempts at regulation. I then evaluate the current status of illegal trade in South Korea, through the case study of illegal big cat trade and the respective role of South Korea’s accession to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1993. Finally, I explore the impact of political isolation and extreme economic hardship on the harvesting, use and trade - both state-led and black market - of carnivores and other wildlife in North Korea. I also provide complementary analysis of the concurrent impacts on large carnivore habitat in North Korea and discuss the evidence for presence of certain large carnivores, their ungulate prey, and medium- and small-sized carnivores.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | Themes of human-carnivore coexistence on the Korean Peninsula, with a focus on consumptive use |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2025. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203636 |
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