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Western Area National Park - Quiz
  • 1. In what year did Western Area Peninsula National Park become a national park?
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 2012
D) 1916
  • 2. Who was the first ever "Conservator of Forests" in Sierra Leone?
A) Bala Amarasekaran
B) Sharmila Amarasekaran
C) Sierra Leone's Forestry Department
D) Charles Lane Poole
  • 3. What is the total area of Western Area Peninsula National Park?
A) 68.29 mi²
B) 100 acres
C) 17,688 hectares
D) 183.37 km²
  • 4. Which organization has accepted the park's application as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site?
A) Sierra Leonean Forestry Department
B) UNESCO
C) WAPFoR Project
D) BirdLife International
  • 5. What type of forest is the Western Area Peninsula National Park?
A) Semi-deciduous closed canopy forest
B) Mangrove forest
C) Tropical dry forest
D) Rainforest
  • 6. What year was the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary founded?
A) 2012
B) 1995
C) 1988
D) 2003
  • 7. Who founded the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary?
A) Sharmila Amarasekaran
B) Bala Amarasekaran
C) Charles Lane Poole
D) Sierra Leonean Forestry Department
  • 8. What motivated the founding of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary?
A) BirdLife International's designation
B) UNESCO World Heritage application
C) Deforestation concerns
D) Seeing a baby chimpanzee for sale by the roadside
  • 9. How many local rural school children visit the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary annually?
A) 10,000
B) 100
C) More than 2,000
D) 500
  • 10. What is one of the main threats to the Western Area Peninsula National Park despite its protected status?
A) Mining operations
B) Tourism
C) Urban encroachment and related activities
D) Wildfires
  • 11. What designation has BirdLife International given to the park?
A) Biodiversity Hotspot
B) Conservation Priority Zone
C) Important Bird Area (IBA)
D) World Heritage Site
  • 12. What species are notably protected within the Western Area Peninsula National Park?
A) Elephants and lions
B) Endangered birds and three species of duiker
C) Gorillas and rhinos
D) Tigers and pandas
  • 13. What was the original area of the forest reserve in hectares when it became a protected area?
A) 183.37 km²
B) 100 acres
C) 17,688 hectares
D) 68.29 mi²
  • 14. What project conducted a detailed deforestation study and proposed re-demarcation?
A) Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
B) BirdLife International
C) UNESCO
D) WAPFoR Project
  • 15. What is the size of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary?
A) 17688 hectares
B) 100 acres (40 ha)
C) 68.29 mi2
D) 183.37 km2
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