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NATIONALRamsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife
한강 람사르 습지, 법정보호종 철새 위한 청소 실시
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Willow trees on Bam Island in the Han River in Seoul are water-sprayed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Monday, to clean the trees off droppings left behind by great cormorants. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government서울 한강 밤섬 버드나무에 민물 가마우지가 남긴 배설물을 씻어내기 위해 월요일 서울시가 물을 뿌리고 있다. 서울시 제공
Willow trees on Bam Island in the Han River in Seoul are water-sprayed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Monday, to clean the trees off droppings left behind by great cormorants. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government
서울 한강 밤섬 버드나무에 민물 가마우지가 남긴 배설물을 씻어내기 위해 월요일 서울시가 물을 뿌리고 있다. 서울시 제공

By Ko Dong-hwan


There is a tiny island on the Han River in the middle of Seoul where human entry is restricted almost all the time.
서울 한복판 한강변에 사람의 출입이 거의 제한되는 작은 섬이 있다.


Only those contracted to monitor the site twice daily and those with clearance for research purposes are allowed to visit.
계약을 맺은 1일 2회 현장 순찰자와 연구 목적으로 허가를 받은 경우에만 출입이 가능하다.


The island, 1.3 kilometers long and 300 meters wide, is internationally recognized for its significance in providing a natural habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife species.
길이 1.3km, 폭 300m의 밤섬은 철새와 기타 야생 생물 종의 자연 서식지를 제공한다는 점에서 가치를 국제적으로 인정받고 있다.


Bam Island has been under the city's protection since 1999 when the city government recognized its ecological value. It earned additional recognition from the United Nations Convention on Wetlands in 2012, being designated as a Ramsar Wetland ― an ecological site of international importance under the Ramsar Convention of 1971.
밤섬은 1999년 서울시가 생태적 보호 가치를 인정한 이후 시의 보호를 받고 있다. 2012년 유엔 습지 협약에서 추가 인정을 받아 1971년 람사르 협약에 따라 국제적으로 중요한 생태 유적지인 ‘람사르 습지'로 지정됐다.


On Monday, the island received a rare visit from humans aboard a fleet of multipurpose operation vessels equipped with a high-pressure water hose and a hydraulic crane. Dispatched by the Han River Affairs Bureau under the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the boats arrived at the island on a mission to clean up the site.
월요일 밤섬에는 고압살수기와 유압 크레인이 장착된 다목적 선박에 탑승한 사람들이 오랜만에 방문했다. 서울시 산하 한강사업본부에서는 현장 청소를 위해 섬으로 배를 파견했다.


Korean willows that extensively populate the island were covered with droppings from thousands of great cormorants that stop by the island every winter.
밤섬의 주요 식물군인 버드나무는 겨울마다 찾아오는 수천 마리의 가마우지 배설물로 뒤덮였다.


"They usually perch high up on the trees along the island's shoreline," said Joo Yong-tae, the chief of the river affairs bureau. "If we don't spray those droppings off the trees and just let them remain there, they prevent the branches from budding in spring."
주용태 서울시 한강사업본부장은 "가마우지는 보통 섬 해안선을 따라 높은 나무 위에 자리 잡고 있다"고 말했다. "나무에서 배설물을 씻어내 주지 않고 그대로 두면 봄에 새순을 틔우지 못한다."


The importance of this job has risen in recent years with the number of migratory birds visiting the area spiking every winter. They numbered over 1,800 in November 2020 and the figure jumped to over 2,200 in 2021 and almost 4,700 in 2022, according to the city government.
매년 겨울 람사르 습지를 방문하는 철새의 수가 급증하면서 최근 몇 년 간 청소의 중요성이 높아졌다. 서울시에 따르면 람사르를 방문하는 철새의 수는 2020년 11월에 1800마리를 넘은 후, 2021년에는 2200마리 이상, 2022년에는 거의 4700마리로 급증했다.

KEY WORDS
■ entry 출입(할 수 있는 권리·기회)
■ restrict 제한[한정]하다
■ contract 계약하다
■ clearance 승인, 허락
■ habitat 서식지
■ migratory bird 철새
■ ecological 생태계의
■ designate 지정하다
■ perch 앉아 있다
■ spike (가치가) 급등하다

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