13 years after deadly attack, an okapi returns to Epulu in DRC reserve

13 years after deadly attack, an okapi returns to Epulu in DRC reserve

In February 2025, rangers at Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with the Okapi Conservation Project, successfully brought an okapi to Epulu, site of the reserve’s headquarters. It’s the first okapi (Okapia johnstoni) there in more than 10 years, after an armed attack killed killed seven people and the Epulu wildlife facility’s population of 14 captive okapis (Okapia johnstoni). The endangered okapi was cap…