Okapi Wildlife Reserve
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | |
|---|---|
Epulu River in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve | |
| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nearest city | Isiro |
| Coordinates | 02°00′00″N 28°30′00″E / 2.00000°N 28.50000°E |
| Area | 13,726.25 km2 (5,299.73 sq mi) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Governing body | l'Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) |
| Criteria | Natural: x |
| Reference | 718 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Endangered | 1997 - |
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve (French: Réserve de faune à okapis) is a wildlife reserve in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with South Sudan and Uganda. At approximately 14,000 km2, it covers approximately one-fifth of the area of the forest. In 1996, the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due to its large population of endangered okapis and its high overall biodiversity.