Targeted Response for Protecting Okapi and Other Threatened Wildlife in Okapi Wildlife Reserve

The purpose of this project is to support a conservation effort in the Okapi Faunal Reserve by strengthening law enforcement operations to ensure long-term protection.

This project is intended to conserve okapis and their habitat by addressing the impacts of illegal activities such as wildlife poaching, mining, and logging within the Reserve.

Specific activities include: (1) ranger support including infrastructure development, provision of field equipment, and operational assistance; and (2) aerial surveys to identify illegal activities, (e.g., mining, logging, agricultural expansion, and poaching camps) to better inform and deploy ground patrols.