Evidence of New Geographic Localization of Okapia Johnstoni (Giraffidae) in Republic Democratic Of The Congo: The Rainforest Of "Nord Ubangi" District
| Main Author: | Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, |
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| Format: | Article |
| Terbitan: |
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/999913 |
Daftar Isi:
- The Okapi is an endemic species of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the national conservation symbol of the country. Because of poaching and the repetitive civil wars in the eastern part of the DRC, identifying new naturally occurring habitat of Okapi in others part of the country is a great challenges for the conservation of this great mammalian. The present communication gives for the first time the evidence of new geographic localization of Okapia johnstoni in the rainforest of “Nord Ubangi” district. The district is politically very stable, thus justifying the need to initiate a project for in situ conservation of Okapi in this area.