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Okapi Wildlife Reserve - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. What was the primary aim of the Mai-Mai Simba rebel faction at Muchacha mining camp?
A) To establish a new government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
B) To liberate the local population from the reserve's land use restrictions
C) To protect wildlife within the Okapi Wildlife Reserve
D) To promote tourism in the region
  • 2. Who announced operation Safisha to clear the reserve of rebel forces and mining operations?
A) The United Nations Group of Experts
B) Kong Maohuai
C) Paul Sadala
D) Colonel Lucien Gedeon Lokumu
  • 3. What did the June 2021 report from the United Nations Group of Experts highlight about mining within the reserve?
A) Successful rehabilitation of mined areas
B) Concerns about semi-industrialized dredging operations operating south of Bandegaido
C) The complete halt of all mining activities
D) Increased tourism due to mining
  • 4. Which company was operating at the Muchacha mine?
A) Kimia Mining Investment Sarl
B) CODELT
C) Mai-Mai Simba
D) ACEDH
  • 5. What illegal activity did FARDC troops engage in at the mining site?
A) Distributing mining permits
B) Guarding the mining site illegally
C) Rehabilitating mined land
D) Mining gold themselves
  • 6. How much gold was seized by Congolese authorities from the Muchaha mine in June 2021?
A) $500,000 worth of diamonds
B) 50 kg of gold
C) 31 kg of gold, about $1.9 million
D) No gold was seized
  • 7. Which organizations blame mining operations for destroying pristine rainforest within the reserve?
A) CODELT and ACEDH
B) Kimia Mining Investment Sarl
C) United Nations Group of Experts
D) FARDC and Mai-Mai Simba
  • 8. Who led the attack on the Epulu Conservation and Research Center in June 2012?
A) The Allied Democratic Forces
B) Kong Maohuai
C) Paul Sadala (AKA Morgan)
D) Colonel Lucien Gedeon Lokumu
  • 9. How many okapis were killed during the 2012 attack on the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) Only one
B) None, they all survived
C) 13 of 14
D) All okapis at the center
  • 10. What was the outcome for the locals abducted during the 2012 attack on the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) They remained captive indefinitely
B) They were taken to another country
C) They escaped on their own
D) All were released later
  • 11. When did the attack near Mambasa in the reserve occur?
A) March 2026
B) 24 June 2012
C) June 2021
D) 14 July 2017
  • 12. How many local reserve employees were killed during the 2017 attack near Mambasa?
A) Thirteen
B) None
C) Five (four wardens and a tracker)
D) Two
  • 13. Which terrorist group was warned against by COSAE in March 2026 for threatening the reserve?
A) Kimia Mining Investment Sarl
B) Allied Democratic Forces
C) United Nations Group of Experts
D) Mai-Mai Simba
  • 14. What event did the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carry out earlier in March 2026?
A) A peace treaty signing
B) An attack on a mining camp
C) A wildlife conservation conference
D) A massacre killing 50 civilians in villages near the reserve
  • 15. What year was the Okapi Wildlife Reserve designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1989
B) 1996
C) 2012
D) 2005
  • 16. Which river is NOT mentioned as flowing through the Okapi Wildlife Reserve?
A) Ituri River
B) Epulu River
C) Nile River
D) Nepoko River
  • 17. What type of trees dominate the Ituri Forest within the reserve?
A) Mbau trees (Gilbertiodendron dewevrei)
B) Acacia trees
C) Baobab trees
D) Palm trees
  • 18. What is the estimated global population of okapis as of 1996?
A) 25,000–30,000
B) 50,000–100,000
C) 10,000–20,000
D) 5,000–10,000
  • 19. Which species of cycad is protected by granite outcrops in the reserve?
A) Cycas revoluta
B) Zamia furfuracea
C) Dioon edule
D) Encephalartos ituriensis
  • 20. How many primate species are found in the Ituri Forest?
A) 25
B) 17
C) 30
D) 10
  • 21. Which bird species is endangered and endemic to the Congo Basin?
A) Helmeted guineafowl
B) Vulturine guineafowl
C) African grey parrot
D) Congo peafowl
  • 22. Who founded the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) Patrick Putnam
B) Louis Leakey
C) Jane Goodall
D) Dian Fossey
  • 23. What year did a rebel attack kill the facility's captive okapis at the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) 2005
B) 1997
C) 2012
D) 2018
  • 24. How many species of birds are identified within the reserve?
A) Over 370
B) 100-200
C) 500-600
D) 50-100
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