Brief synthesisOkapi Wildlife Reserve contains flora of outstanding diversity and provides refuge to numerous endemic and threatened species, including one-sixth of the existing Okapi population. To the north of the Reserve, the granite rocky outcrops, provide refuge to a plant species particularly adapted to this microclimate, characterised by numerous endemic species such as the Giant Cycad (Encepholarcus ituriensis). The population of the endemic species of Okapi (Okapia johnstoni), a forest giraffe, is estimated at 5,000 individuals. IntegrityThe forests of the Reserve are among the best preserved in the Congo Basin and its area is considered sufficient to maintain its wildlife. Protection and management requirementsThe property is protected under a Wildlife Reserve statute.