In 1992, the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was given official protected status, creating a reserve covering 8,500 square miles of the Ituri rainforest, one of the most biologically diverse places on earth.

• 霍加皮生活于扎伊尔和刚果的茂密热带原始森林深处，数目极少，又非常害羞，远避人烟。