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
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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