🌿 Field Update from OCP President John Lukas at the Okapi Wildlife Reserve 🌿 "I am in Epulu for at least a month working with staff on OCP’s Annual Work Plan and Project Budget for 2026. While at our base camp, I go to visit Tundana every day. She is doing fantastic, very calm, eating and drinking normally and her body condition is excellent. Tundana is curious about people in her enclosure even follows staff around when they are cleaning or cutting the grass. She is very playful running with

OKAPI Reusables is making reuse part of everyday coffee service. ☕️♻️ With 100 cafés in their network, they’re proving that circular systems work, especially when they’re shared and designed to circulate. Borrow a stainless steel cup, return it to any café in the network, and keep single-use waste out of landfills. Watch the full video feature on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0bbV99guE | The Story of Stuff Project

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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

Recently captured by our camera traps deep in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, this footage shows an okapi moving freely through its undisturbed rainforest home—a testament to the power of conservation. Protecting these forests means protecting the okapi and countless other species that depend on them. | Okapi Conservation Project

In the wild, the incredibly shy okapi is rarely seen by humans. They live in heavily forested areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa. Here are some fun okapi facts: - They are the only living relative of the giraffe. - Their distinctive leg stripes break up their body shape and are an effective camouflage in dense vegetation - The species was discovered by western scientists in the early 1900s. - They use their large ears to listen for danger. See these amazing animals, at o

In this camera trap moment, a secret of the forest quietly unfolds. An okapi—gingerly walks through the undergrowth, unaware of the tiny forest companions that follow its path. Look closely, and you’ll spot two yellow-whiskered greenbuls darting by. These clever birds rely on the okapi to flush insects from the grasses—a unique partnership in the rainforest. This glimpse into the interconnected lives of Congo’s rainforest wildlife is a reminder: when we protect one species, we protect many. #Oka

Happy World Okapi Day! 🦄 🌿🌳 Today we celebrate the endangered and enigmatic okapi and all the pride it brings the people of the DRC. | Okapi Conservation Project

The countdown is on — World Okapi Day is just over one week away! On October 18, join us in celebrating and protecting the okapi by: 🌿 Donating to support forest protection and ranger programs 💚 Hosting a small fundraiser or awareness event 📸 Sharing your okapi pride online to inspire others Together, we can keep the okapi’s home — the Congo rainforest — safe and thriving. | Okapi Conservation Project