Reposted by Simon Pooley
As a child growing up in Africa, @s-pooley.bsky.social became fascinated by the okapi, a striking animal from the Congo rainforest. Now a conservation scientist and environmental historian, he tells The Conversation about his new book, Discovering the Okapi
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Okapi: new book celebrates a once famous animal and recovers Indigenous experts’ place in its history
The okapi’s story reveals how Indigenous knowledge shaped its discovery, while colonialism, mining and conflict now threaten this remarkable rainforest animal.
