Spring 10k 2025 - Say hello to our OKAPI friends!
Every one of our Run for Wildlife events has a unique animal theme to help raise awareness. It also provide us with our design ideas for the medal and optional t-shirt.
Say hello to the OKAPI...our 2025 featured animal.
A fascinating and curious, animal often referred to as the ‘Forest Giraffe’.
Okapi are native to the northeastern rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
They are very shy, solitary and elusive animals. They use their long tongue to strip leaves from tree branches and shrubbery in the lower canopy. Their most defining feature includes the horizontal black and white stripes found around their rump and upper forelegs. Male okapis average around 2.5 metres long and stand about 1.5 metres at the shoulder. Females are generally slightly taller and weigh a little more than adult males.
Did you know?
Even though Okapi look more like a Zebra or Deer, they are in fact the only living relative of the Giraffe!
Threats
The species is most concentrated in the forests of the Ituri, Aruwimi and Nepoko basins. Okapi are vulnerable to large-scale intensive disturbances such as tree logging and human settlement. In some regions Okapi are also hunted using cable snares for their skins and meat.
Numbers :(
Latest estimates predict fewer than 4,500 individuals living in the wild with the population drastically falling by over 40% between 1995 and 2007.
So zebra leggings and brown tops make for the perfect way to represent the OKAPI on the day (if you fancy it)
Spring 10k 2025 - Theme!
Okapi themed t-shirts and medals :)
Okapi themed t-shirts and medals :)
Okapi themed t-shirts and medals :)
Here it is! Our beautiful 2025 Okapi medal. Every one of our Run for Wildlife events has a unique animal theme to help raise awareness; and we think this curious, shy okapi looks lovely centre stage!
T - shirts sale on our website have now closed on the website, but there are plenty of spares available to buy on the day.
The event t shirt will also feature our beautiful animal that we are all here to raise awareness for and profits from t-shirt sales go to the Wildlife Foundation :)
All items are only available to runners taking part in the event.
Can't make the day - go virtual !
Okapi themed t-shirts and medals :)
Okapi themed t-shirts and medals :)
Virtual Event?
Run your 10k anytime, anywhere and send us your results.
You'll be supporting The Wildlife Foundation, and receive the same awesome medal!
Event pictures - nice to know what you've signed up to!
Spring Run For Wildlife 10K now full!
But don't despair!
There are tickets on sale for the 5k event on Oct 5th 2025!