A group that works to protect the rare okapi, a type of forest giraffe found only in the Congo Basin, has has won mongabay.com’s 2012 conservation award. The Okapi Conservation Project [DONATE] has ...

Two wildlife rangers were among the six people killed during brazen attack on a wildlife facility by a militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo last Sunday. 13 endangered okapi were slaughtered ...

The birth of a rare okapi calf is being celebrated by zookeepers — and its arrival will help reveal the secrets of "one of the least known and understood species on the planet," said British news ...

NEW ORLEANS — Audubon Nature Institute announced that one of its endangered okapi is pregnant at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center. Eight-year-old “Asili” is expected to give birth ...

A rare and endangered okapi calf that was born on Good Friday is “thriving”, Dublin Zoo said. The birth marks an important milestone in the conservation of the okapi species, as she is only the third ...

For nearly a century, Brookfield Zoo Chicago has been a trailblazer in wildlife care and conservation. Since opening its doors in 1934, the zoo has achieved a number of remarkable firsts — from ...

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant ...

Kora the okapi calf is starting to gain confidence and explore her surroundings after nesting with mom Ada since her November 2021 birth Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working ...