Camera Trapping Provides Exciting Footage

On March 15th, just before President Tshisekedi declared a lockdown of citizens to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Team Okapi set out to the Mehwa Edo to check the camera traps originally deployed in June 2019. This is the second trip to collect images and footage since deployment. While the camera traps were providing OCP with an incredible amount of footage of the animals that visit there, the positioning of some cameras made it challenging to achieve a good visual on the animals. Because of the fast growth of plants, and sometimes with the interference of curious animals, we needed to reposition some cameras and clear areas to ensure we continue to collect usable video footage and images.  To read more, click here.