South Korea is moving to toughen zoo regulations by mandating licensing for all of its 121 zoos nationwide following the escape and recapture of Neukgu the wolf from Daejeon O-World theme park. However, some experts say that measures safeguarding the welfare of animals held in zoos remain insufficient. Kim Kyeong-seok, director of the Nature Conservation Bureau's biological diversity division at the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, said in a parliamentary debate held at the National