A nudge above the equator in one of the most biodiverse places in Africa lives an almost-mythical mammal that few people have ever seen. The striped okapi is often described as half-zebra, ...

In February 2025, rangers at Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with the Okapi Conservation Project, successfully brought an okapi to Epulu, site of the reserve ...

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) ...

The birth of a rare okapi calf is being celebrated by zookeepers — and its arrival will help reveal the secrets of "one of the least known and understood species on the planet," said British news ...

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo — For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the ...

I llegal gold-mining is destroying tracts of pristine rainforest in Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa's ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's endangered okapi, so shy it has not been seen in its natural habitat for 50 years by conservationists, has been photographed in the wild for the first time, the Zoological ...

Congolese authorities seize 31kg of gold in Ituri province Gold mined illegally in Okapi wildlife reserve Uganda is foremost destination for gold smuggled from Ituri - UN KINSHASA, June 22 (Reuters) - ...

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For ...