Okapi Wildlife Reserve
World Okapi Day Coming Up
The Okapi Conservation Project (OCP) has declared Friday, October 18, as World Okapi Day and has asked fans of the rare mammal to help spread the word. The project is particularly focused on generating enthusiasm for protecting the animals among school children. A side benefit would be to foster awareness of the plight of the […]
Blogging the Mbuti
Nearly 50 Mbuti men and women head into the Ituri Forest each day to gather leaves as food for a breeding population of 15 okapis. The conditions of their employment at the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the D.R. Congo, their village lives, and their work conditions are being described in an ongoing series of blog […]
