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Paradise in 38th parallel    Wars and international conflicts leave wide spaces in the special status quo. The “homo sapiens” don’t have a chance to make use of their destroying power in these “nobody’s” lands and sea areas. Thanks to the force between human beings, other species can grow and live in peace. One of these areas raises the curiosity of scientists and biologists: the line that divides the two Koreas: the 38th parallel.
Ch´Orwon valley was dyed red with blood of North and South Korea soldiers in the war in 1950 and 1953. Nowadays, in a satellite picture of the same color we see clearly the border line that divides North and South Korea. Almost no human being has got into this 3.2 kilometer wide and 242.9 kilometer long corridor situated in the 38th parallel in the last 50 years. Eventhough there are walls and wire fences on both sides, biologists think this piece of wild land is a paradise for animals and plants. Once in a while, an animal steps on a mine and explodes. However, compared to the situation outside the 38th parallel, the issue of the mines is a minimal collateral effect. These animals in danger of extintion found a way to survive in this war land: the Korean jaguar, the black bear, the Siberian tiger, a bunch of different bird species, medium mammals and a lot of anphibians.
However, this unkown land has put the improvement of the two Korean governments in jeopardy. South Korea, the Asian “Economic Tiger”,already has many plans to exploit that piece of land. North Korea wants to keep it as a natual park. However, it is not clear what North Korea means by natual park. The problem is that the attack to other species will come together with other humans’ peace.