Okapi Wildlife Reserve
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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Map of Okapi Wildlife Reserve
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve
- Unesco ID
- 718
- Country
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Inscribed
-
1996 - In Danger
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
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10
- Categories
- Wildlife habitat - Fauna
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- By ID
Site History
2007 Reinforced Monitoring
1997 In Danger
impact of the war and civil conflicts in the Great Lakes region
1996 Inscribed
1995 Referred
Bureau - Fulfils Natural criteria but cultural values etc of indigenous pygmies not taken into account. Needs Management plan etc
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