Editing Ituri Rainforest (section)

==Geography==
The Ituri Rainforest is about {{convert|63000|km2|sqmi|abbr=in}} in area, and is located between 0° and 3°N and 27° and 30° E. Elevation in the Ituri ranges from about {{convert|700|to|1000|m|abbr=in}}. The climate is warm and humid, as exemplified by the nearby city of [[Bunia]], which however is at a slightly higher elevation. About one-fifth of the rainforest is made up of the [[Okapi Wildlife Reserve]], a [[World Heritage Site]].

It is also the home of the [[Mbuti]] [[pygmy|pygmies]], one of the hunter-gatherer peoples living in equatorial rainforests characterised by their short height (below {{convert|1+1/2|m|in|spell=in|disp=or}}, on average). They have been the subject of research by a variety of outsiders, including Patrick and [[Anne Eisner Putnam]], who lived on the banks of the {{ill|Epulu River|fr|Epulu (rivière)}} at the edge of the Ituri. They were also the subject of a well-known study by [[Colin Turnbull]], ''[[The Forest People]]'', which was published in 1962.

The Ituri rainforest was first traversed by Europeans in 1887 by [[Henry Morton Stanley]] on his [[Emin Pasha Relief Expedition]].