Democratic Republic of the Congo04 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - A young Mbuti girl grinds cassava leaves next to her hut in the village of Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbuti people are an indige...

Democratic Republic of the Congo05 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter Masili Ngereza Afrika learnt net hunting from his father, who passed down his kills to him in the remote Ituri forest in no...

Democratic Republic of the Congo05 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter Masili Ngereza Afrika prepares his nets before going on a hunt in the Okapi Widlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo....

Democratic Republic of the Congo06 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - The village of Bapukeli is located at the entrance of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Indigenous hunter-gatherers d...

Democratic Republic of the Congo06 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - Believers dance and sing during mass in the village of Bapukeli, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo06 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A highly venomous banded water cobra rests at the base of a tree in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Like all animals,...

Democratic Republic of the Congo06 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - The Epulu river runs through the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The reserve's conservation center...

Democratic Republic of the Congo06 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A red-tailed monkey eats a fruit near the village of Epulu in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Red-tailed monkeys are e...

Democratic Republic of the Congo07 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - The sun rises over the Epulu river in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. After having been hit by waves of violence for t...

Democratic Republic of the Congo07 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - An indigenous Mbuti family prepares dinner in their hunting camp deep in the forest in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo07 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - An indigenous Mbuti community rests in their hunting camp after a long walk in the forest in a remote area of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Re...

Democratic Republic of the Congo07 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter Thomas Aseli sharpens his machete on the eve of a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo07 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Although they now primarily live in villages outside of the forest, Mbuti people regularly return to their hunting camps deep in the Okapi Wildlife Res...

Democratic Republic of the Congo07 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous Mbuti women dance after sunset in their hunting camp deep inside the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Traditional net hunting is still common among the Mbuti indigenous group: once the men fasten the nets to trees, the women advance loudly with burning...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter Ekakuto Philomena carries a dead forest antelope after a two-hour hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. T...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Young Zoula Mamounou carries a dead forest antelope after a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunters prepare a forest antelope on the fire after a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunters cut up the carcass of a forest antelope they killed during a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunters cut up the carcasses of forest antelopes they killed during a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunters cross a stream on their way back from a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbuti people use the tradi...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Ekakuto Philomena prepares a forest antelope on the fire after a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - People from the Mbuti indigenous group are the original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri forest.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Young Zoula Mamounou carries a dead forest antelope after a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - The morning mist slowly evaporates from the tree tops in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 13, 726-...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter André Aboubakar folds his nets after attempting to catch animals in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbuti p...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - The morning mist slowly evaporates from the tree tops in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 13, 726-...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - The morning mist slowly evaporates from the canopy in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 13, 726-squ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunters cross a stream on their way to a hunt in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbuti people use the traditional...

Democratic Republic of the Congo08 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Indigenous hunter Kikalo Biseni sets up his nets in order to catch animals in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbuti people us...

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Biomonitoring assistant Alex Baderha measures gets the angle right while setting up a camera trap in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Repu...

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Biomonitoring assistant Faustin Kahindo sets up a camera trap in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Camera trapping allow...

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Biomonitoring assistant Faustin Kahindo sets up a camera trap in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Camera trapping allow...

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Eboyo, Democratic Republic of Congo - Community relations officer Idriss Ayaya adresses villagers during an information session in Eboyo, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic...

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mukine Therese picks up cassava leaves just outside the village of Bapukeli in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mandefu Akwanza Dieudonné (at left) and his workers harvest cassava in the village of Bapukeli in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Repu...

Democratic Republic of the Congo09 December 2020, Bapukeli, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mukine Therese picks up potatoes in a field just outside the village of Bapukeli in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Two young women buy bushmeat in a market in Mambasa, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Bushmeat is extremely popular across Central Africa....

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Women sell bushmeat in a market in Mambasa, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Until the 1990s, hunters killed for personal consumption, but...

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Bushmeat is displayed for sale in a market in Mambasa, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Research shows that around 6 million tons of bushm...

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Mambasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Asha Mwamini is an entrepreneur who breeds and sells chickens in Mambasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. She started this business with her hus...

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Mambasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Entrepreneur Asha Mwamini weighs one of her chickens at her breeding facility in Mambasa, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mwamin...

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Mambasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Chicken breeder Asha Mwamini inspects her chicks at her breeding facility in Mambasa, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mwamini an...

Democratic Republic of the Congo11 December 2020, Mambasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Entrepreneurs Asha Mwamini (at left) and Fidèle Ndagana walk among their chickens at their breeding facility in Mambasa, Ituri province, Democ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo12 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Long exposure image of the Epulu river, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a 13, 726-square kilometer...

Democratic Republic of the Congo12 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - View of the canopy from the forest floor, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a 13, 726-square kilomete...

Democratic Republic of the Congo14 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Park ranger Ngbama Lekanda Bienvenu kneels down, motionless and hidden, during a surveillance patrol in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic...

Democratic Republic of the Congo14 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Park rangers patrol in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. In this hostile area of Africa, rangers must be prepared for encounter...

Democratic Republic of the Congo14 December 2020, Democratic Republic of Congo - Epulu river at sunset, Okapi Wildlife River, Democratic Republic of Congo. This protected area is a 13, 726-square kilometer World Heritage site locate...