Bili-Uere Hunting Reserve (French: ''Domaine de Chasse Bili-Uere'') is a hunting reserve in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, covering . It is bounded on the north by

Bomu Hunting Reserve The Bomu Hunting Reserve (French: ''Domaine de Chasse Bomu'') is a hunting reserve (IUCN Category II) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reserve covers an area of 4,125.6 km. It is bounded by the Mbomou River on the north, which forms ...

Bomu Wildlife Reserve The Bomu Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve (IUCN Category Ib) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reserve covers an area of 4,125.6 km in Bas-Uélé Province. It extends along the south bank of the Mbomou River, which forms the b ...

, and the Mbomou River, which forms the border with the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the C ...

. Since 2005, the protected area is considered a

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

Conservation Unit together with

Garamba National Park Garamba National Park is a nearly national park in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is among Africa's oldest parks, and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980 for its protection of critical habitat for norther ...

. 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 Illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission, in particular in absence of land rights, mining licenses, and exploration or mineral transportation permits. Illegal mining can be a subsistence activity, as is the cas ...

and bushmeat hunting.

References

Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic Northeastern Congolian lowland forests Bas-Uélé {{DRC-geo-stub