OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating ...
OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant ...
After a violent attack on humans and okapi in 2012, the first okapi are being brought back to the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reported by Mongabay. "Having them in ...
Intensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants Mining activities inside the property Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property Illegal timber exploitation in ...
Deforestation is visible near the Muchacha mine in November 2020, near the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in Congo. (AP Photo) OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River ...
The Committee inscribed the Okapi Wildlife Reserve on the List of World Heritage in Danger, one year after giving it World Heritage status, due to reports that the armed conflict, which spread to the ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For ...