Connections for Okapi Wildlife Reserve
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The Okapi Wildlife Reserve protects a rainforest that is home to about 5,000 of the estimated 30,000 okapi (forest giraffes) surviving in the wild.
The reserve lies in the Congo Basin and covers part of the Ituri rainforest. It has numerous species that are absent from surrounding areas. This includes endemic and threatened species of primates and birds, such as large numbers of chimpanzees and forest elephants.
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Site Info
Official Information
- Full Name
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve (ID: 718)
- Country
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Status
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Inscribed 1996
Site history
History of Okapi Wildlife Reserve
- 2007: Reinforced Monitoring
- 1997: In Danger
- impact of the war and civil conflicts in the Great Lakes region
- 1996: Inscribed
- Inscribed
- 1995: Referred
- Bureau - Fulfils Natural criteria but cultural values etc of indigenous pygmies not taken into account. Needs Management plan etc
- In Danger
- impact of the war and civil conflicts in the Great Lakes region Since 1997
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- x
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
- Official
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- okapiconservation.org — Okapi Conservation Projec
- Related
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- america.aljazeera.com — The struggle to save the ‘Congolese unicorn’
All Links
UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org/
Official Website
- okapiconservation.org — Okapi Conservation Projec
Related Resources
- america.aljazeera.com — The struggle to save the ‘Congolese unicorn’
News Article
- 11 Dec 2024 apnews.com — Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo
- 3 Jun 2021 news.mongabay.com — Deforestation intensifies in northern DRC protected areas
- 16 Jul 2017 reuters.com — Gunmen attack Congo wildlife reserve, U.S. journalist, three guards missing
- 20 Nov 2015 whc.unesco.org — UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of a guard at Okapi Wildlife Reserve
- 1 Dec 2013 zsl.org — Elusive okapi classified as 'Endangered'
- 4 Mar 2013 wildlifenews.co.uk — Okapi WHS loses 37% of elephants in 5 years
- 26 Jun 2012 okapiconservation.org — Guards killed at Okapi Wildlife Reserve on 24 June
Community Information
- Community Category
- Wildlife habitat: Fauna
Travel Information
One thousand visitors or fewer
DD : “The Reserve has a small guest house which receives a small but …
Red Zone Travel Advisory
DRC fully off-limits
News
- apnews.com 11/12/2024
- Chinese gold mining threatens a pr…
- news.mongabay.com 03/06/2021
- Deforestation intensifies in north…
- reuters.com 16/07/2017
- Gunmen attack Congo wildlife reser…
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