John Regan

Writer's Biography

John "Jack" Regan is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and lifelong wildlife enthusiast. At the Seoul Zoo he also managed to train their white rhinoceroses and was featured on several Korean television shows. Jack and his wife live in Washington where he writes about wildlife in the northwest US. You can visit his popular website at: www.northwestwildlifeonline.com.

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Seoul, South Korea: Elephant Training in the Hermit Kingdom - Story by John Regan
- 6th Online Issue

Sometimes, things that aren’t supposed to happen just do. My brush with the unexpected began in June of 1997 when the Army sent me to Korea for a one year tour. I’m now in the third year of that “one year” assignment and having the most remarkable tour of my career - training elephants instead of soldiers.

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