Bili-Uere Hunting Reserve

Bili-Uere Hunting Reserve (French: Domaine de Chasse Bili-Uere) is a hunting reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering 32,748.38 km2 (12,644.22 sq mi).

Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with Garamba National Park.[1][2]

More than 100,000 forest elephants lived in this vast landscape in the early 1970s.

Today, this area faces major problems, such as wildlife conservation, illegal mining and bushmeat hunting.[3]

References
  1. IUCN Cat Specialist Group (2006). Conservation Strategy for the Lion Panthera leo in Eastern and Southern Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: IUCN.
  2. Riggio, J.; Jacobson, A.; Dollar, L.; Bauer, H.; Becker, M.; Dickman, A.; Funston, P.; Groom, R.; Henschel, P.; De Iongh, H.; Lichtenfeld, L. (2013). "The size of savannah Africa: a lion's (Panthera leo) view". Biodiversity and Conservation. 22 (1): 17–35. doi:10.1007/s10531-012-0381-4.
  3. "Illegal Mining". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

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