Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 6月24日 23時11分

The okapi was discovered by western scientists in 1901. As the national animal of the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has been protected since 1933. However, due to political instability, illegal mining, deforestation and poaching, the okapi was declared endangered in 2013. Not a hybrid of two species but a species all its own, the okapi is a type of forest giraffe, or giraffid.
This okapi, named Romakari was born at the @okapiconservation project breeding and research center in Epulu, DRC, and has played a crucial role in maintaining genetic diversity of okapi in the U.S. after being brought to the @WhiteOakConservation Center in 1991.
The Okapi Conservation Project is an organization dedicated to the protection of okapi and their natural habitat in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They’ve been working to protect this species in the wild since 1987, and are celebrating their 30th anniversary this month. Follow them to see the work they're doing to protect okapi.
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• OkapiConservationProject
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