In this photo taken on May 9, South Korean soldiers stand guard as they face North Korea in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A North Korean man defected to South Korea by hopping a fence along the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Birds wade on the banks of the Imjin. Kim Seung-ho tallied 32 species of birds in the CCZ in a single morning. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
In Korean DMZ, Wildlife Thrives. Some Conservationists Worry Peace Could Disrupt It
The interior of the DMZ train, a three-car tourist train. It is decorated with words such as "love," "peace" and "harmony," in several languages. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption