OCP Report from the Field – January 18, 2014

Mbuti Pygmy Mother and Child

During my fifth trip to Epulu since the attack of June 2012, I sensed a new optimism in the community, as well as with our OCP staff.  Over 95% of the residents of Epulu have returned to their homes, the primary school is overflowing with students, and the storekeepers are seeing more business as trucks traveling along the road increase in numbers.  This is due in part to international companies working to repair the road from Beni to Kisangani, and partly as a result of improved security in the region.  Read the remainder of this report from John Lukas, President of the Okapi Conservation Project here.