2008 September | The Okapi Reserve

ANIMAL TRAFIC

Category: Ranger Patrols, community | Date: Sep 29 2008 | By: okapi

The Okapi Faunal Reserve, one of the 5 heritages Site of UNESCO in DRCongo , continues to register some illegal activies. The population migration from North Kivu province, animal poaching …still the main threats of the Reserve.

Are you aware that the endemic specie “Okapi” lives only in this forest Reserve?? Also it has some relatives such: forest buffalos, elephant, leopard, water chevrotain,

Okapi in Epulu zoo accepts to be touched by human being

With an area of 13,700 sq km and a no significant number of rangers, the management established some patrol posts, temporary base … for fighting illegal activities.

Rangers on parade

A week ago, a chimp was confiscated by rangers from Nzaro sector (East side) from a passenger (poacher), and the animal was transferred in Epulu (the administrative HQ).

This animal specie is totally protected by the Congolese Law, so the arrested poacher shall be prosecuted.

Poor chimp in Epulu

Madam Rosie Ruf is the one in charge of animal breeding in captivity , so she has again unexpected task for taking care of the new arrival. She has already building a cage, and struggling for its feeding.

Are you the one coming to assist Rosie??? Any technical or financially help from you?? Please your help needed!!!!

Somba

Technorati : DRC, okapi wildlife reserve

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INTELLIGENCE AS BACKBONNE OF ANTI POACHING IN PROTECTED AREA

Category: Ranger Patrols | Date: Sep 26 2008 | By: okapi

The

Virunga
National Park
, an old protected area in
Africa
which was created since 1925 covers different species of mammals and a beautiful landscape

For the last ten years, the park remains under threats of human activity. From illegal establishment, agriculture, wildlife poaching….

To mitigate these illegal activities, the General Direction of ICCN decided to appoint Mr. Emmanuel De Merode from

Belgium
as a Provincial Director of

North
Kivu
Park

Emmanuel in action in Rumangabo ICCN Station

The Provincial Direction has set intelligence training as a priority of the moment, so It requested the valuation of Mr. Somba from Okapi Faunal Reserve.

Moreover, a week intelligence training was conducted in Rumangabo ICCN Station near Goma and we remain convinced that the team shall do something to minimize the illegal activity, this means denouncement, searching and so on.

I think a question from a reader who wants to know if really this training shall be sufficient??? Warmly, I can answer by” yes” because for any success, you must begin’.