The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, located deep within the Ituri Forest in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, stands as one of the Congo Basin’s most critical strongholds of biodiversity.

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The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is ...

Often referred to as the “forest giraffe,” the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is one of the world’s most elusive animals, found exclusively in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant reminder ...

30,000 Congolese flee to escape fresh conflict in Ituri district Renewed fighting between two rival militia groups in the Ituri district of north-east Congo drives more than 30,000 Congolese civilians ...

Photographer Cedric Gerbehaye documents a transit center in Ituri District, where the UN and the government of Congo struggle to re-integrate former militia members back into society A boy soldier ...

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