Sankuru Nature Reserve

Sankuru Nature Reserve
Réserve naturelle du Sankuru
Map showing the location of Sankuru Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Sankuru Nature Reserve
Coordinates2°36′36″S 24°10′48″E / 2.61000°S 24.18000°E / -2.61000; 24.18000
Area3,057,000 ha (11,800 sq mi)

Sankuru Nature Reserve (French: Réserve naturelle du Sankuru) is a protected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in November 2007 to protect a forest area home to bonobo, okapi and African forest elephant. The reserve has not been managed effectively, and suffers from ongoing deforestation and bushmeat hunting.