After the liberation of Korea, the South Korean government legislated the Natural Heritage Protection Law in 1962.

Numbers 54 to 58, 61, 67, 68, 70 to 72, 75, 77, 80, 81, 83, 85 to 87, 90, 92, 94, 97, 99, and 100 were delisted due to these monuments being destroyed, deemed of lost value of preservation or located in unrestored regions of the Republic of Korea (now occupied by the DPRK, which are matters South Korea deals in the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces), or simply unregistered.

Numbers, 102 104 105 109 113 116 117 .118, 119 ,120 121 125 127 ,128 129 130 .131,132, 133.134 135,137,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,148,149,157,181,186,187,188 were delisted due to these monuments being destroyed, deemed of lost value of preservation or located in unrestored regions of the Republic of Korea (now occupied by the DPRK, which are matters South Korea deals in the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces), or simply unregistered.

It is also designated as a natural monument because of its cultural value as a forest that preserves legends and ceremonies for big fish catches.

Numbers 208, 210, 213, 230, 231, 257, 258, 264, 269, 276, 277, 282, 290, 297, 306, 308, 310, 316, 338, 350, 353, and 369 were delisted due to these monuments being destroyed, deemed of lost value of preservation, or because they are located in unrestored regions of the Republic of Korea (now occupied by the DPRK, which are matters South Korea deals in the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces).

This bird inhabits rice fields, riversides or small valleys and lives single and couple.

It builds a nest on the top of a remote high tree or on the twig of rock cliff and lays 3 to 5 white eggs.The black-headed stork is designated and is conserved as a Natural Monument because it is a winter migrant which rarely comes out from September to October and from January to February in Korea.

There is a low ridge down the back, which is covered in small black scales with uneven vertical lines at the ends of the sides.

The turtle lives in freshwater and is omnivorous, eating fish, crustacea, and aquatic plants.

In addition, the number has dropped further through uncontrolled hunting of the turtles for use in folk remedies and herbal medicine.

It is green in color and can be easily made into powder, and was a traditional natural pigment used in Joseon Dynasty buildings.