Okapi Wildlife Reserve [SEP] inception
, chimpanzees, and crocodiles.
Other Ituri rain forest animals include forest buffalo and water chevrotain. 
The reserve has over 300 species of bird, and is one of the most important sites for bird conservation in mainland Africa.
Nomadic Mbuti pygmies and indigenous Bantu farmers also live within the reserve.
History.
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve was created with the help of the Okapi Conservation Project in 1992. The project continues to support the reserve by training and equipping wildlife guards and by providing assistance to improve the lives
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External links.
- Government website: l'Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)
- UNESCO Okapi Wildlife Reserve Site
- UNEP-WCMC world Heritage site datasheet
- Blogs from the Rangers of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve
- Gilman International Conservation