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Kahuzi-Biéga National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. Which mammal species is most prominent in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) Forest elephant
B) Eastern lowland gorilla
C) Leopard
D) Giant forest hog
  • 2. As of a 2008 status report, how many eastern lowland gorillas were recorded in the park?
A) 125
B) 150
C) 600
D) 181
  • 3. How many species of mammals have been identified in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) 147
B) 42
C) 136
D) 100
  • 4. Which organization designated the park as an Important Bird Area (IBA)?
A) Wildlife Conservation Society
B) BirdLife International
C) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
D) African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
  • 5. How many bird species have been identified within the park?
A) 136
B) 147
C) 349
D) 42
  • 6. Which of these birds is endemic to the region and considered threatened?
A) African green broadbill
B) Rockefeller's sunbird
C) Yellow-crested helmet shrike
D) Albertine owlet
  • 7. How many freshwater fish species were identified in a 2020 survey?
A) 42
B) 181
C) 147
D) 11
  • 8. Which family was the largest among the freshwater fish found in the park?
A) Cyprinidae
B) Hamlyn's monkey
C) Colobinae
D) Cercopithecinae
  • 9. Which organization is responsible for managing Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) BirdLife International
B) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
C) Wildlife Conservation Society
D) African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
  • 10. What was one consequence of the park's 1975 expansion?
A) Designation as an Important Bird Area
B) Forced evacuations of about 13,000 people from tribal communities
C) Introduction of new mammal species
D) Increase in gorilla population
  • 11. Which group was employed to help enforce park protection?
A) Shi, Tembo and Rega communities
B) Twa people
C) Wildlife Conservation Society
D) National park rangers
  • 12. What illegal activity is damaging the deep forest cover in the park?
A) Poaching of gorillas
B) Artisanal mining of Coltan
C) Fishing in freshwater basins
D) Logging for timber
  • 13. What issue did national park rangers report between 2015 and 2016?
A) High levels of job satisfaction
B) Overpopulation of gorillas
C) Excessive funding for park activities
D) Low level of job satisfaction due to low salaries, lack of support from authorities, and poor living conditions
  • 14. What human rights violation did the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights find against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022?
A) Eviction of Batwa people from ancestral territories without prior consent
B) Successful integration of Batwa into park management
C) Protection of Batwa rights within the park
D) Proper compensation for displaced communities
  • 15. In 2019, what actions were national park rangers allegedly involved in against the Batwa?
A) Building infrastructure for park visitors
B) Organizing cultural events for the Batwa
C) Providing aid to displaced communities
D) Violence including killing residents, burning villages, and using sexual violence
  • 16. When was the Zoological and Forest Reserve of Mount Kahuzi first established?
A) 1997
B) 27 July 1937
C) 1980
D) November 1970
  • 17. Who was responsible for establishing the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in its current form?
A) Adrien Deschryver
B) Governor General of Belgian Colonial administration
C) Wildlife Conservation Society
D) UNESCO
  • 18. In which year was Kahuzi-Biega National Park declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1980
B) 1997
C) 1970
D) 2003
  • 19. What is the average annual precipitation in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 3,000 mm (118 in)
B) 500 mm (20 in)
C) 1,800 mm (71 in)
D) 2,000 mm (79 in)
  • 20. What is the average maximum temperature in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 10 °C (50 °F)
B) 25 °C (77 °F)
C) 18 °C (64 °F)
D) 30 °C (86 °F)
  • 21. Which ecoregion is part of the Albertine Rift montane forests in the park?
A) Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest
B) Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
C) Swamp and peat bog
D) Montane rain forests
  • 22. Which plant species is endemic to the park?
A) Baobab tree
B) Mangrove
C) Acacia senegal
D) Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii
  • 23. What type of forest is dominant in the western lowland sector of the park?
A) Subalpine heather
B) Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest
C) Bamboo forest
D) Montane rain forests
  • 24. What is the width of the corridor connecting the two parts of the park?
A) 10 km (6.2 mi)
B) 12 km (7.5 mi)
C) 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
D) 5 km (3.1 mi)
  • 25. What is the average minimum temperature in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 10.4 °C (50.7 °F)
B) 5 °C (41 °F)
C) 15 °C (59 °F)
D) 20 °C (68 °F)
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