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The Democratic Republic of Congo has just designated a new national park. It's created from a huge forest in the Lomami River basin and has more animals endemic to the DRC than any other protected area in the country - from the bonobo to the rare Congo peacock. The director of the project Dr Terese Hart spoke to Â鶹Éç Newsday. (Picture: -left- bonobo eats sugar cane; credit: Junior D. Kannah/AFP/Getty Images; -right- a baby okapi; credit: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)