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| | Ituri Forest Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | WCS first came to the Ituri Forest in 1986 to study the little known rainforest giraffe, the okapi, with the aid of Mbuti Pygmies. |
 | | Recognizing the urgent need to discover the forest and the unique opportunity to work both with knowledgeable forest-dwelling pygmy groups and Congolese college students, WCS helped found and now manages a research and training center, CEFRECOF, at the heart of the reserve, which has facilitated the work of international researchers and Congolese students. |
 | | Immigration into the Ituri has been increasing rapidly over the past two decades by people seeking access to forest resources, especially arable land, bush meat, gold, coltan, and other minerals. |
| www.wcs.org /international/Africa/drcongo/ituriforestconservation (651 words) |
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