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The rediscovery of okapis in Virunga National Park after almost half a century is a positive sign. Marc Languy, WWF's Eastern Africa Regional Programme
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Evergreen montane and sub-montane forests These forests occur at altitudes higher than 1,000 m. The trees are smaller, they occur in higher numbers but the composition of species is
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nomeadamente na floresta de Ituri, onde é protegido pelo governo (Okapi Wildlife Reserve). É possível que também exista no Oeste do Uganda. Prefere refugiar-se em zonas densas e húmidas. Identificação :Os okapis podem alcançar os 2 m de altura total. A altura em garrote normalmente não excede 1,5m. Pesam entre 200 a 300 kg. Em geral, a fêmea é um pouco maior do que o
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Okapi Wildlife Reserve - abound in endangered species such as bonobo chimpanzees, wild okapis, most of the surviving mountain gorillas, and the last surviving northern white rhinoceros. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest, part of the Zaire river basin. The reserve contains about 5,000 of the estimated 30,000 okapi surviving in the wild. (
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Okapi Okapis in captivity are a 'back-up' population for their wild congeners in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the DRC. More
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Okapi Conservation Even in the open forest, the pattern of stripes, the dark flanks, and the pale face materialize slowly out of the mottled sun and shadow of the understory. Just as we realize the animal has
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GIC has a very dedicated and hard working staff at its Okapi Project Headquarters in Epulu,
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