Arabuko Sokoke National Park - Quiz
- 1. Where is the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve located?
A) On the coast of Kenya
B) In Uganda
C) In South Africa
D) In Tanzania
- 2. How far north of Mombasa is the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve located?
A) 200 km
B) 150 km
C) 90 km
D) 110 km
- 3. When was the National Park within the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve gazetted?
A) In the late 1980s
B) In the mid-1990s
C) In the early 1970s
D) In the early 2000s
- 4. What percentage of the Arabuko Sokoke National Park lies outside the Forest Reserve boundary?
A) 75%
B) About 50%
C) 25%
D) 100%
- 5. Which year was an electric elephant fence installed around part of the Arabuko Sokoke National Park?
A) 2006/7
B) 2003
C) 2010
D) 1999
- 6. Which organization is not involved in managing the Forest Reserve?
A) National Museums of Kenya
B) Kenya Wildlife Service
C) Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest
D) Kenya Forest Service
- 7. What is the size of the largest fragment of coastal forest left in East Africa?
A) 300 square km
B) 420 square km
C) 600 square km
D) 500 square km
- 8. Which organization is not listed as working to protect the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve?
A) Kenya Wildlife Service
B) Community Forest Associations
C) World Wildlife Fund
D) Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest
- 9. Which type of forest is not mentioned as part of the Arabuko Sokoke Forest?
A) Mixed forest
B) Oak forest
C) Cynometra
D) Brachystegia
- 10. Which bird species is completely endemic to the Arabuko Sokoke Forest?
A) Clarke's weaver
B) Sokoke scops owl
C) Crab plover
D) Terek sandpiper
- 11. Which mammal is the most noticeable endemic species in the park?
A) Baboon
B) Golden-rumped elephant shrew
C) Elephant
D) African civet
- 12. Where does the Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose also exist apart from Arabuko Sokoke Forest?
A) Madagascar
B) Kenya
C) Zanzibar
D) Mozambique
- 13. Which bird species is known to winter in Mida Creek's mangrove forest?
A) Aders's duiker
B) Clarke's weaver
C) Sokoke pipit
D) Terek sandpiper
- 14. What is the Arabuko Sokoke Forest recognized as in terms of amphibian diversity?
A) A minor habitat
B) A declining population area
C) An invasive species site
D) An outstanding centre
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