Okapi Wildlife Reserve1996(N iv)

俄卡皮野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of Zaire. The Zaire river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa. The reserve contains threatened species of primates and birds and about 5,000 of the estimated 30,000 okapi surviving in the wild. It also has some dramatic scenery, including waterfalls on the Ituri and Epulu rivers. The reserve is inhabited by traditional nomadic pygmy Mbuti and Efe hunters.

俄卡皮野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)占據(jù)了位于剛果共和國(guó)東北部的伊圖里森林五分之一的面積。保護(hù)區(qū)及其森林屬扎伊爾河流域的一部分，這個(gè)流域是非洲最大的排水區(qū)域之一。保護(hù)區(qū)內(nèi)生存著許多瀕危的靈長(zhǎng)目類和鳥類動(dòng)物。估測(cè)的全球幸存的三萬頭野生俄卡皮鹿中的五千頭棲息在這個(gè)保護(hù)區(qū)。區(qū)內(nèi)也有其他壯麗景觀，包括伊圖里河和埃普盧河上的瀑布。而它別具特色的人文價(jià)值，則在于這里居住著傳統(tǒng)的矮人游牧民族穆布提族和埃費(fèi)族的獵手們。