Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program
The genetic investigation of the archeological or museum samples, including endangered species, provides vital information necessary to plan, implement, and revisit conservation strategies. In South Korea, the Asian black bear went almost extinct in wild by 2002, without leaving any authentic specim...
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| author | Jee Yun Hyun Tae-Wook Kim Puneet Pandey Kyung Seok Kim Seung-Jun Jeong Jae-Ku Kang Dal-Yong Kong Seung-Ho Jung Ho-Kweon Jeong Sang-Hoon Han Sang-Hyun Han Hang Lee |
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| description | The genetic investigation of the archeological or museum samples, including endangered species, provides vital information necessary to plan, implement, and revisit conservation strategies. In South Korea, the Asian black bear went almost extinct in wild by 2002, without leaving any authentic specimens representing the native population. Recently researchers found a set of animal bones in a natural cave in Mt. Taebaek (South Korea), suspected to be of a bear. In the present study, we undertook a molecular investigation and radiocarbon dating to establish the species’ identity, phylogenetic position, and approximate age of the recovered specimen. The genetic investigation (CytB, COI, D-loop, SRY, and ZFX-ZFY) identified the sample as a male Asian black bear with close phylogenetic affinity with Northeast Asian bears. Radiocarbon dating estimated the bones to be aged 1800–1942 calAD. These findings indicate that the bone specimens found in the natural cave in Mt. Taebaek were from an individual that naturally inhabited South Korea long before the importing of farm bears (the 1980s) and initiation of wild population restoration (2004). The present study provides the first genetic information record of the native South Korean black bear. Our findings reaffirm the appropriateness of the ongoing bear restoration program in South Korea, with the reintroduction of individuals from North Korea and Russia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f6293376bb74d74bc2e78e01a638e802022-12-22T04:06:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnimal Cells and Systems1976-83542151-24852022-09-0126521422210.1080/19768354.2022.2112755Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration programJee Yun Hyun0Tae-Wook Kim1Puneet Pandey2Kyung Seok Kim3Seung-Jun Jeong4Jae-Ku Kang5Dal-Yong Kong6Seung-Ho Jung7Ho-Kweon Jeong8Sang-Hoon Han9Sang-Hyun Han10Hang Lee11Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (CGRB) and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaHabitat Conservation Division, Korea National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service, Yeongju, Republic of KoreaConservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (CGRB) and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics-Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USAKorea National Park Service, Wonju, Republic of KoreaKorea National Park Service, Wonju, Republic of KoreaInternational Cooperation Division, Cultural Heritage Administration, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaNational Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Administration, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaEcosystem of the Korean Peninsula Research Institute, Jeongseon, Republic of KoreaInter-Korea Wildlife Institute, Inje, Republic of KoreaHabitat Conservation Division, Korea National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service, Yeongju, Republic of KoreaConservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (CGRB) and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaThe genetic investigation of the archeological or museum samples, including endangered species, provides vital information necessary to plan, implement, and revisit conservation strategies. In South Korea, the Asian black bear went almost extinct in wild by 2002, without leaving any authentic specimens representing the native population. Recently researchers found a set of animal bones in a natural cave in Mt. Taebaek (South Korea), suspected to be of a bear. In the present study, we undertook a molecular investigation and radiocarbon dating to establish the species’ identity, phylogenetic position, and approximate age of the recovered specimen. The genetic investigation (CytB, COI, D-loop, SRY, and ZFX-ZFY) identified the sample as a male Asian black bear with close phylogenetic affinity with Northeast Asian bears. Radiocarbon dating estimated the bones to be aged 1800–1942 calAD. These findings indicate that the bone specimens found in the natural cave in Mt. Taebaek were from an individual that naturally inhabited South Korea long before the importing of farm bears (the 1980s) and initiation of wild population restoration (2004). The present study provides the first genetic information record of the native South Korean black bear. Our findings reaffirm the appropriateness of the ongoing bear restoration program in South Korea, with the reintroduction of individuals from North Korea and Russia.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19768354.2022.2112755Asian black bearradiocarbon datingmolecular identificationcave bone |
| spellingShingle | Jee Yun Hyun Tae-Wook Kim Puneet Pandey Kyung Seok Kim Seung-Jun Jeong Jae-Ku Kang Dal-Yong Kong Seung-Ho Jung Ho-Kweon Jeong Sang-Hoon Han Sang-Hyun Han Hang Lee Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program Animal Cells and Systems Asian black bear radiocarbon dating molecular identification cave bone |
| title | Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program |
| title_full | Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program |
| title_fullStr | Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program |
| title_short | Molecular identification of archaic bones as a native Korean black bear: implications for the ongoing bear restoration program |
| title_sort | molecular identification of archaic bones as a native korean black bear implications for the ongoing bear restoration program |
| topic | Asian black bear radiocarbon dating molecular identification cave bone |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19768354.2022.2112755 |
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