Ituri Rainforest
"Where
is Ituri rainforest..."
It is located in eastern parts of Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire), where it covers about 63,000 square kilometres of land in hot and humid tropical rainforest biome.
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These
rainforests contain the famous Okapi
Wildlife Reserve
- which, as the name says, protects okapis; and also
other animals
such as elephants and primates - from deforestation, hunting and other
threats. Okapi
Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage site which covers about 14,000
square kilometers. It is also inhabited by local
Bantu and
Mbuti Pygmy
People.
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