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	Okapi Wildlife Reserve (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with Sudan and Uganda.
		Okapis are captured, and then bred in captivity, and then only these offspring are sent to zoos, as it has been found that they have a much higher chance of survival.
		In addition to the okapis, the wildlife reserve is also home to many other interesting or endangered animals, such as the forest elephant, and at least 13 species of diurnal anthropoid primate s.
	www.seattleluxury.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/entry/Okapi_Wildlife_Reserve (521 words)

	Okapi - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa.
		The range of the okapi is limited by high montane forests to the east, swamp forests below 500 m to the west, savannas of the Sahel/Sudan to the north, and open woodlands to the south.
		From this skull, the okapi was correctly classified as a relative of the giraffe; in 1902, the species was formally recognized as Okapia johnstoni.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Okapi (1532 words)

	Okapi - Animal Details
		Okapis are found in the tropical rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contains an Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
		Okapis are found in the densest parts of the rainforest at middle elevations.
		Okapis are herbivores, feeding on grass, fruit, new growth, and leaves in the wild.
	members.tripod.com /rc-anodizing/PEZT/animalsZT/okapi.htm (669 words)

	Gilman International Conservation Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, created in 1992 to protect the most intact natural habitat of the okapi, encompasses a 13,700 square kilometer section of the Ituri Forest in the northeastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the very heart of Africa.
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve encompasses 13,700 square kilometers of the Ituri Forest in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo.
		The individuals of the Okapi Conservation Project are committed to safeguarding the remarkable okapi and the biodiversity of the Ituri Forest for the people of the Congo and of the world.
	www.giconline.org /okapireserve.htm (676 words)

	Okapi - Mundaneum
		The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a rare mammal closely related to the giraffe found only in a few forests in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
		The main remaining area where the okapi is known to live is the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Ituri Forest.
		The okapi is mostly dark brown, but the hind parts and limbs have fl and white stripes resembling a zebra.
	en.mundaneum.org /wiki/Okapi (275 words)

	Okapi
		Family and friends: The okapi is usually a solitary animal, although when the female is in breeding condition, she is shadowed by a male.
		The okapi was first described to western zoologists by the British explorer Sir Harry Johnston, in the late 19th century.
		The Zoo continues to be in the front-line of Okapi conservation, being part of the captive Okapi Conservation Breeding Programme and helping to fund the 8,000 square mile Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	www.bristolzoo.org.uk /learning/animals/mammals/okapi (558 words)

	Ituri Forest & the Okapi Wildlife Reserve: Background - The Woods Hole Research Center
		The Ituri Forest is situated on a plateau between the watershed of the Congo Basin and the mountain range of the Albertine Rift.
		The species diversity of duikers and primates in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve are among the highest in Africa.
		As the reserve comes into existence in the early 1990s, conservation and scientific research should be the dominant land use at the present.
	www.whrc.org /africa/INFORMS/study_sites/IturiBackground.htm (665 words)

	Ocellated » Okapi - Animal of the Week
		Okapi are fairly large, at 8 feet long and 5 feet at the shoulder.
		Okapi are somewhat protected, though they do face challenges and threats to their survival.
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve was setup by the government in 1992 to officially protect part of their habitat within the Ituri Rainforest.
	www.ocellated.com /2005/12/19/okapi (908 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ninety percent of the reserve lies within the Zone of Mambasa in the Ituri sub-region, and the remainder within the Zones of Wamba and Watsa in Haut- Uele sub-region.
		The Wildlife Conservation Society (comprising the New York Zoological Society and Wildlife Conservation International) is conducting a long-term botanical study of natural forest composition and dynamics and research into the socio-economic impact of human migration.
		STAFF Director of Conservation, Director of the Reserve, Assistant to the Director of Conservation, a team of 41 park guards, and 12 general labourers are based at Epulu.
	www.wcmc.org.uk /protected_areas/data/wh/okapi.htm (1967 words)

	WWF - Giraffe’s relative rediscovered in eastern Congo
		This is the first sign of okapi presence in the park since August 1959, according to official records.
		Still rare and threatened, the okapi lives only in the tall primary forests of eastern DRC, mainly in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, centered around the village of Epulu.
		The team was studying the status of the forests and threatened species such as elephants and chimpanzees when they recorded 17 okapi tracks, including prints in the mud and evidence of browsing and dung.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/index.cfm?uNewsID=71400 (699 words)

	Wildlife Conservation Network, Wildlife Conservation Expo 2002 Speakers
		The Okapi Project protects a pristine 8,230 square mile reserve in the heart of the Congo's Ituri Rainforest from poaching and habitat encroachment.
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is home to a variety of rare and endemic plants and animals, including forest elephants, chimpanzees and the okapi-a rare forest giraffe that is the flagship species for this magnificent ecosystem.
		Surprisingly, not all effects of war have been detrimental for the wildlife - and the Okapi Project has served as a source of hope for the local people who depend on it for their livelihood.
	www.wildnet.org /conservationists.htm (1605 words)

	The Environmental Literacy Council - Okapi
		An okapi is a rare giraffe-like animal native to the rainforests of Central Africa.
		Today okapi are threatened by poaching and by population increases that have led to a reduction in the size of their natural habitat.
		Okapi are not endangered, but the wildlife reserve has been threatened due to armed conflict and gold mining in the region.
	www.enviroliteracy.org /subcategory.php/278.html (356 words)

	Okapi conservation Congo
		The Okapi Conservation Project, initiated in 1987 to secure a protected area for okapi in the wild, is dedicated to protecting and preserving the flagship species of the Ituri forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while improving the lives of the people who live in the area.
		In 1992, the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was given official protected status, creating a reserve covering 8,500 square miles of the Ituri rainforest, one of the most biologically diverse places on earth.
		The okapi is a symbol of pride for the country, and may be the link to saving the Ituri forest and the people who depend on the region for food, water and basic materials.
	www.wildnet.org /okapi.htm (578 words)

	Giraffe’s relative rediscovered in eastern Congo
		After nearly 50 years, the okapi – the closest known relative to the giraffe – has been rediscovered in Virunga National Park in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said WWF today.
		Despite its zebra-like markings, the okapi is related to the giraffe.
		Okapis grow up to 2.5m long and 2m tall at the shoulder, with an elongated neck.
	www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2006/june/okapi.htm (562 words)

	Ituri Forest & the Okapi Wildlife Reserve - The Woods Hole Research Center
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, located in the Ituri tropical rain forest in the northeastern corner of the Congo Basin, is one of the five World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C., the former Zaire).
		In 1992, the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was established to conserve the exceptionally high species diversity and endemism of the Ituri forest.
		The reserve is bound by the Nepoko River to the north and the Ituri River to the south, occupying an area of nearly 13,150 km
	www.whrc.org /africa/INFORMS/study_sites/Ituri.htm (297 words)

	Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one fifth of the Ituri Forest in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		The Zaire River basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa and has yielded a large number of major evolutionary discoveries.
		The reserve is of special interest for its cultural values, as it is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy Mbuti and Efe hunters.
	www.unesco.org /africa/portal/patrimoine/sites/718.htm (198 words)

	The Elusive Okapi
		The most common method was the use of noose traps, which were set throughout the okapi's range and checked every couple of days.
		Today, about 5,000 of the 30,000 or so existing okapi inhabit the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, which occupies much of the Ituri Forest explored by Lang and Chapin in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		Okapi have been protected by government decree since 1933, but commercial poaching and other human pressures in this war-torn country pose increasing threats.
	diglib1.amnh.org /articles/okapi/okapi3.html (351 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Okapi
		Okapis are very wary, and their highly developed hearing alerts them to run when they hear humans in the distance.
		At the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park, okapis are fed alfalfa hay and pellets, leafy acacia branches, carrots, and yams.
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, with support from the San Diego Zoo, other zoos and conservation organizations, and the local people, continues to protect and to support study of this rare and unusual forest dweller.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-okapi.html (920 words)

	okabu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The rain forests in northern Zaire are the okapi's main habitat, where this animal mostly roams alone and is protected by the government.
		Most okapis that are seen in zoos today have been obtained from breeding programs in captivity, rather than having been taken from the wild.
		In 1992, they announced the creation of an okapi wildlife reserve that is roughly the size of Connecticut.
	www.msu.edu /~deeslind/okabu.htm (131 words)

	Congo Democratic Republic - Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		The Congo river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa.
		The reserve is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy Mbuti and Efe hunters.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-CongoOkapi.htm (181 words)

	All About Okapi - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information
		The okapi is in the Family Giraffidae, and is closely related to the living giraffe.
		The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared a World Heritage Site in Danger by the United Nations Environmental Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)in 1998 after major intrustions into the reserve by armed militias, miners, refugees, and poachers.
		Rumination is a trait common to okapi and cattle owing to the fact that both possess a four chambered stomach.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/All-About-Okapi-228170.html (753 words)

	UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Okapi Faunal Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		By 2001, exploitation of the Reserve by armed militias, miners and hunters had decimated the animal population around all camps and the park was too dangerous to visit.
		The Reserve lies between the Nepoko, Takona and Agamba rivers in the north and the Ituri and Lenda rivers in the south, including parts of the Epilu, Nduye and Ngoyu rivers (Sidle and Lawson, 1986).
		Facilities and equipment were looted, the staff was evacuated, surveillance stopped and the Reserve passed out of the control of the ICCN into that of a splinter RCD (Rwandan militant) group allied with the Ugandan army.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/okapi.htm (3150 words)

	Okapi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Okapis have large, dark eyes, big ears, and a long fl tongue which they use to strip leaves from branches.
		Okapis also have large, dark eyes, big ears, and a long fl tongue which they use to strip leaves from branches.
		In 1992, that nation announced the creation of an okapi wildlife reserve that is roughly the size of Connecticut.
	www.congogorillaforest.com /congo-meet-okapi (227 words)

	Okapi Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Even as the government of Zaire crumbled, they continued to accumulate data, involving the local Mbuti people that have lived in the forest for thousands of years, and gaining their support.
		Finally in 1992, through their pioneering studies, WCS provided evidence to support the creation of the 5,200 square mile Okapi Wildlife Reserve, established in 1992.
		By standing fast even through the worst of times, WCS has helped ensure that the Okapi Wildlife Reserve remains intact to protect its wildlife, and the larger ecosystem — part of the necklace of protected areas that make up the central African rainforest.
	www.congogorillaforest.com /congoconservationchoices/congookapi (427 words)

	Okapi
		The Okapi is like a horse but it is vaguely the same; it has a lighter colour and a fl muzzel.
		The Okapi is the only relative of the giraffe.
		The reserve houses about 5,000 of the estimated 30,000 Okapis surviving in the wild.
	watertown.k12.sd.us /gate/webpage06/nicoleewebpage/Okapi.html (298 words)

	WWF \| Newsroom
		Â© WWF-Canon / Peter J. Stephenson Okapi or Forest giraffe (Okapia johnstoni) Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Ituri Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.
		Washington -- After nearly 50 years, the okapi -- the closest known relative to the giraffe -- has been rediscovered in Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Wildlife Fund announced today.
		This is the first sign of okapi presence in Virunga National Park since August 1959 according to official records.
	www.worldwildlife.org /news/displayPR.cfm?prID=286 (499 words)

	Okapi, other wildlife saved in the Congo by forest protector (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		More importantly, he was able to rally the reserve’s junior staff to remain and protect the Ituri Forest and its populations of elephants, primates, and okapis—a beautiful striped relative of the giraffe that occurs only in these forests.
		The bizarre Okapi is a primitive giraffe, about the size of a horse, found in a small region of rainforest in Zaire bordered by the Ituri, Uele, and Zaire rivers.
		Mongabay.com seeks to promote appreciation of wildlands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging local and global trends in technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development.
	news.mongabay.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2005/0421-wcs.html (593 words)

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