"We Want to Know About That Nest": SK Securities Confirms Young Birds Fledged from 13 Artificial Nest Boxes

Biodiversity project with Dankook University and employee participation... 989 ecological observation records collected

SK Securities said on November 11 that it had completed the “2026: We Want to Know About That Nest” project, conducted in partnership with Dankook University’s Spatial Ecology Laboratory, and confirmed that young birds had grown up and fledged from 13 artificial nest boxes.

The project was a citizen science initiative launched to provide breeding spaces for small birds and build a body of ecological research data. Citizen science is a way for members of the public, rather than professional researchers, to contribute to scientific research by participating in activities such as observation and data collection.

Guided by Dankook University’s Spatial Ecology Laboratory, SK Securities employees installed 100 artificial nest boxes across the country and observed how birds used them and went through the breeding process from March to August this year.

Dankook University’s Spatial Ecology Laboratory provided guidance on observation methods and reviewed and analyzed the data. The analysis found a total of 989 observation records from 89 nest boxes that were eligible for monitoring. Birds used 15 of these boxes, and breeding activity was confirmed in 14. The main species observed were the great tit and the varied tit.

After installing the artificial nest boxes, SK Securities employees regularly observed whether birds used them and documented the breeding process in detail. Dankook University researchers then conducted a professional analysis of the records. The researchers plan to use the data, which covers nest building, egg laying, hatching, and the growth of chicks, as a foundation for future studies on how birds use nest boxes and their breeding patterns.

The initiative also helped participants become more interested in biodiversity. Among respondents to a follow-up survey, 92.7% said they had become more interested in biodiversity in their neighborhoods. SK Securities continues to work to understand the interconnections between financial activities and nature through natural capital disclosures and to release related information. This citizen science project is an example of how the company has expanded these efforts into biodiversity conservation activities involving its employees.

An SK Securities official said, “To understand natural capital from a financial perspective, it is essential to understand ecosystems and biodiversity. Drawing on the experience of seeing the nest boxes provided by our employees serve as actual breeding spaces and their observation records become research data, we will continue to work with research institutions to contribute to biodiversity conservation.”

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