Author: Claire
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Rumours of Okapis
In Epulu, we had the privilege to see for ourselves the crazy, wonderful creatures for which the Okapi Wildlife Reserve is named. The first time you see an okapi, you are reminded of those crazy animal displays that did the rounds in Europe when Africa was first “discovered”, showing creatures with, for example, the head…
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Hunting with pygmies
Not a lot of people spend Christmas Day in a rainforest hunting with pygmies. Not a lot of people ever get the chance. Not a lot of people take the chance of travelling this far and this far away from the “normal” and the familiar. Christmas afternoon in 2011 was just that for me. We…
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Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Epulu, DRC
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a magical, magical place. It sits in the middle of the world’s second-largest rainforests, which, like the Amazon rainforests, hide weird and wonderful creatures, so crazy many people have a hard time believing they exist. We arrive on a Saturday afternoon, after a long and miserable bus trip from Bunia.…