야생동물소모임은...
○ 야생동물과 그 터전을 소중히 생각하는 사람들의 모임
○ 약어 : 야소모(Yasomo)
○ 영문 : Korean Wildlife Conservationist Group
○ 초기 녹색연합의 시민모임으로 시작하여 야생동물소모임이란 명칭을 사용, 이후에도 야생동물을 사랑하는 작고 소박한 모임이란 의미를 살려 지속적으로 사용하고 있음
출발
○ 2000년 3월17일 녹색연합 이유진간사의 인터넷상 공지와 개인적인 연락을 통해 야생동물에 관심이 많은 13명의 젊은이들이 모여 조직
초창기 도와주신 분들
○ 지리산자연환경생태보전회 우두성 회장, 설악산 박그림 선생, 시화호 최종인 선생, 녹색연합 이유진님 등 많은 분들
성격
○ 단순한 동물사랑, 보호차원에서
의 접근 탈피
○ 생명과 윤리를 바탕으로 하는 '동물보호론'보다는 생태계 회복을 위한 인간의 개입을 당연시하는 '야생동물관리론'적 입장이 보다 강함.
예를 들면 '수렵의 폐지' 보다는 '수렵 제도의 개선'에 관심이 많으며, '모피 반대'와 '보신탕 반대'에는 관심이 적음
○ 야생동물보호관리만이 아닌 동물의 권리나 환경 전반에 대한 이해의 폭을 넓히려 노력하며, 회원간의 의견 및 접근의 다양성을 중요시 함
하고자 하는 것
1. 탐사 및 교육을 통하여 야생동물에 대한 회원들의 이해도를 높이고 일반인들에 대한 야생동물 교양함양
2. 회원간의 정보공유로 야생동물 전반 혹은 관심동물에 대한 상세지식을 높임
3. 야생동물에 대한 지식 습득 등 다양한 활동을 통하여 회원들의 전문화, 관련활동의 다양화. 관련분야에 회원의 진출 추진
4. 해외 야생동물 전문가, 단체와의 교류
5. 야생동물보전단체 및 개인에 대한 지원
주요 활동
1. 정기탐사 : 야소모의 회원이 활동하는 지역을 선정하여 1년 순환제로 공동으로 야생동물을 조사하는 활동
2. 정기교육 : 야생동물전문가초청 강연은 2달에 1회씩 하는 것을 원칙으로 하며 정기탐사시 이루어지는 세미나 혹은 회원의 연구결과, 해외답사 경험담 발표는 비정기적으로 실시
3. 장기탐사 : 산양, 반달가슴곰 등 특정종을 정하여 집중조사하거나 한 지역에서 전체적인 야생동물상을 파악하는 탐사(3일 이상)
4. 기 타 : 특정한 종을 선정하여 자료집을 발간하거나(계획), 우수 외국 야생동물 서적을 정하여 번역, 지역 및 종에 대한 연구자를 지원하는 활동
주 : 2007년부터는 야소모의 회원이 주로 활동하는 지역을 정기탐사지역으로 선정하여 1년에 1회 이상 전체회원이 공동으로 조사하는 방식으로 진행할 계획
회원가입 및 운영
회원가입 : 가입비 1만원, 년회비 2만원이상
2만원 이상 입금시 초과분은 다음연도의 년회비로 이전되지 않음
년회비 미입금시 회원정보 삭제, 재가입시 가입비와 년회비를 입금하여야 함
회비는 탐사에 필요한 장비, 탐사보조, 숙박비, 서버요금, 야생동물보호기금 등으로 쓰여짐
회비입금 완료 후(아래의 계좌) 윤명석님에게 메일을 보내확인. 가입후 3일 이내 회비입금이 완료되지 않은 경우 가입이 취소됨.
회원가입 계좌번호 : 국민은행 373701-04-020190 윤명석(야소모) [email protected]
회원기간 : 가입비와 연회비를 납부한 날로부터 당해년도 12월 31일까지 (12월 31일에 가입하더라도 가입비 및 연회비를 납부해야 함.)
재가입안내 : 효율적인 회원 관리를 위해 기존회원은 매년 1월에 년회비를 납부할 때까지 임의탈퇴 신분이 됨
매년 1월 재가입(회비 2만원 납부)을 통해 회원자격 유지
재가입을 하지 않을 경우 가입비 및 년회비를 납부하여야 함.
운영조직 : 회장, 회원관리 및 총무, 탐사부장, 교육부장, 기록부장, 번역부장 등의 운영위원을 두고 필요에 따라 별도의 운영위원을 추가할 수 있도록 함.
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Yasomo (Korean Wildlife Conservationist Group)
Thirteen people, highly interested in studying and conserving wildlife in the country, had gathered on the day of March 17, 2000, and that was the kick off of the organization. had used the bulletin board at Green Korea's website to share information but because of the need to have a greater capacity to hold the increasing volume of the data and information, we had to use an separate server and set up our own website. Having no other former organizations studying wild animals to refer to, YSM members exerted ourselves for improving our expertise by holding seminars, inviting experts for lectures and conducting periodic field investigations.
< About YSM>
The first year was a year that we spent trying to find the commonness in our inclinations and our attitude, so as to lead and plan our future activities and campaigns. And we concluded that our primary mission is to recover and conserve the role and existence of wildlife in this land. We try to accomplish the mission by effective wildlife management. At the same time, we make sure that our approaches go hand in hand with respecting animal rights and protection of entire ecosystems and habitats. In that aspect, we named ourselves "Korean Wildlife Conservation Group" in English.
< What we do>
The utmost important activities that we do is sharing information between the members and field investigations. Owing to lack of easily attainable information and data on mammals in Korea, members strongly felt the need to exchange and share the individual's knowledge and hence it helped to improve each one of our expertise. We also made our efforts to conduct periodic field investigations in the areas such as Mt. Jiri, Mt. Sorak and Lake Siwha. Because of the fact that mammals, compared with other species are scarcely detected during the daytime in the country, we have conducted night-time investigations and snowdrifts investigations which made it possible for us to find the traces which are the key factors to understand more about wildlife. All this wouldn't have been possible if it were not for and Mr. Geurim Park from Mt. Sorak. We try to accomplish our goals by conducting periodic monitoring / investigation in designated areas and investigating the traces of big cats who are still believed to be existing in our land. We also conduct public education programs and put up data files and information on our website to be shared between the members and accessed by public. Mr. YoonSoo Lee, as the promoter and operator in charge of merchandise, we made profits out of the sales of animal footprint-designed handkerchiefs and T-shirts. We equipped ourselves with transmission radios, GPS, searchlights and automatic unmanned camera(self-operated camera?) for monitoring out of the sales profits . We also donate some share of our profits to other wildlife conservation campaigns that are going on, in and out of the country. We donated US$600 in October 2003 to Tigris Foundation in Russia to recover and conserve Amur Leopards. Having participated in 10USD Solidarity for Amur Leopards by sending KW200,000, we'll keep on supporting and showing close cooperations with other conservation groups in and outside the country by donations and interchanges, and therefore, pull the strength together. While taking active parts in YSM, some members got involved in wildlife-related fields of professions and met the chances to build relationships with scientists and activists. This naturally worked as a strong motivation for the other members to enthusiastically achieve the common goal. Members, being mostly in between their late 20's and mid-30's, are expected to gain greater influence in their field and our society within 5 years.
< Operations>
YSM started out without any membership fee collected, and members were to identify themselves when putting up opinions and information on the website. Anyone could be a member and of course, could freely give up membership at one's will. Once a year, all the members are to be withdrawn from YSM membership and should sign up again. In the beginning, all the information on our website was open to public and accessible to anyone interested, but due to overflowing spam mails and various problems concerning credibility of the up-posted data/information, we are now asked to log-in to post any kind of information on the website and are imposed annual membership fee. Due to the present log-in system, member-management is far more systematic, therefore, effective. The membership fee is being used for purchasing equipments for field investigations, donating other funds and executing all other activities that fits our goal. Decided in October 2003 is that we hold our general meetings once a year in February. Preliminary settlement of accounts and annual planning is to be done at the meeting. The service term of representatives has not been officially fixed but is likely to be 1 year hereafter. The Executive Committee is composed of 5, including the representative, each in charge of Management & Administrations, Educations, Field Investigations, and Website Operations.
< The Relationship with Green Korea>
Y.S.M. is one of many subsidiary groups which was founded by Ms. YooJin Lee, a staff of Green Korea. But, as our activities and campaign executions are independently carried on, based on our own decisions, our beliefs and opinions don't intactly represent those of Green Korea's. This is the most distinctive nature of Y.S.M. compared with other sub-groups of Green Korea's. But Y.S.M. will upkeep the reciprocal interchange and co-relationship with Green Korea to reach the common goal to keep and preserve the eco-system of this world.
