Okapi Wildlife Reserve
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The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Ituri Forest of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its dense rainforest, rich biodiversity, and significant population of the elusive okapi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protected area
ⓘ
wildlife reserve ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 1,370,000 hectares
ⓘ
approximately 13,700 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borders | Ituri River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | equatorial ⓘ |
| contains |
Ituri River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dense lowland rainforest ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| designatedAsReserveIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| governingBody | Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitatOf |
chimpanzee
ⓘ
endemic plant species ⓘ forest elephant ⓘ leopard ⓘ numerous bird species ⓘ okapi ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | nature reserve under Congolese law ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dense rainforest
ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ significant okapi population ⓘ |
| languageRegion | French-speaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ituri Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ituri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown | Mambasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Congo Basin rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | protected areas of the Congo Basin ⓘ |
| primaryConservationTarget | okapi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
conservation of Congo Basin biodiversity
ⓘ
conservation of okapi ⓘ |
| supports |
indigenous Efe communities
ⓘ
indigenous Mbuti communities ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria | (x) biodiversity ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerSince | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1996 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | in danger ⓘ |
| vegetationType | humid evergreen forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.