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54 reactions | Okapis are extremely elusive animals, making this video footage of an okapi foraging in the Democratic Republic of Congo incredibly rare. Thanks to Okapi Conservation Project for sharing this footage! | Wildlife Conservation Network | Facebook

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The Okapi Conservation Project (OCP) works with the Institute Congolaise pour la Conservation do la Nature (ICCN) to support and improve the livelihood of local people and their environment. This includes an agroforestry programme that helps provide seeds and training to improve farming yields using sustainable practices. OCP plans to plant 100,000 seedlings by the end of 2023 to combat deforestation and preserve Okapi habitat. Strengthening relationships with local and indigenous communities ha

Today we celebrate World Okapi Day! Tusk is proud to support the Okapi Conservation Project. The okapi, also known as the “forest giraffe”, is one of the oldest mammals on Earth. Okapi are recognised by their striped coat which helps them to blend in with the light shafts produced as the sun pierces the rainforest canopy! The project also works with the local community through its agroforestry programme in the the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR), which occupies part of the Ituri Forest in north-eas