- 1. What was the estimated number of elephants in Zakouma National Park in 2002?
A) 400–450
B) 3,885
C) 636
D) 4,300–4,350
- 2. How many elephants were reportedly killed by Sudanese poachers in early 2010?
A) None since late 2011
B) Seven
C) More than 100
D) Sixty
- 3. When was the last sighting of black rhinoceros in Zakouma National Park before their reintroduction?
A) 2015
B) 1972
C) 2023
D) 2017
- 4. How many black rhinos were initially provided by South Africa to Zakouma National Park in 2017?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Six
D) Five
- 5. What was the number of elephant calves born in Zakouma between 2014 and 2015?
A) 70
B) Approximately 50
C) None
D) 23
- 6. When did African Parks assume management of Zakouma National Park?
A) 2023
B) 2006
C) 2010
D) 2015
- 7. How many black rhinos were reported dead within two months after their arrival in 2017?
A) Six
B) Two
C) None
D) Four
- 8. When did CNN report that no elephants had been poached since late 2011?
A) 2016
B) 2007
C) 2023
D) 2015
- 9. How many black rhinos arrived in Zakouma National Park on December 6, 2023?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Two
D) Six
- 10. What was the number of elephants estimated to be in Zakouma between late 2012 and April 2015?
A) 3,020
B) 636
C) Approximately 450
D) 4,000
- 11. When did Camp Nomade have its first guest?
A) 2006
B) 13 January 2015
C) 2017
D) 1968
- 12. How many locals stayed at the park's camps in 2016?
A) More than 5,000
B) Approximately 450
C) 48
D) None
- 13. In which year was Zakouma National Park declared a national park by presidential decree?
A) 1963
B) 2007
C) 2010
D) 2014
- 14. Which organization has been managing Zakouma National Park since 2010?
A) World Wildlife Fund
B) African Parks
C) National Geographic Society
D) Greenpeace
- 15. Which regions does Zakouma National Park straddle in Chad?
A) Batha Region and Kanem Region
B) Guéra Region and Salamat Region
C) Ennedi Region and Ouaddai Region
D) Logone Oriental Region and Mayo-Kebbi Est Region
- 16. Which of the following animals is NOT listed as a large mammal in Zakouma National Park?
A) African bush elephant
B) Lion
C) African buffalo
D) African wild dog
- 17. What type of vegetation zone is Zakouma National Park part of?
A) Sudano-Sahelian
B) Desert
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical rainforest
- 18. Which plant family recorded in the park includes Vachellia seyal?
A) Fabaceae
B) Combretaceae
C) Asteraceae
D) Poaceae
- 19. What percentage of the global Kordofan giraffe population is estimated to live in Zakouma National Park?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 80%
D) 60%
- 20. Which bird species is NOT mentioned as being supported by Zakouma National Park according to BirdLife International?
A) Red-throated bee-eater
B) African fish eagle
C) Black crowned crane
D) Gambaga flycatcher
- 21. What event occurred in May 2007 involving militia forces at Zakouma National Park?
A) Constructed an airstrip in Heban.
B) Attacked the park's headquarters for its stockpile of ivory and killed three rangers.
C) Destroyed poaching camps outside the park boundaries.
D) Established a new wildlife sanctuary within the park.
- 22. What was built in Heban to facilitate monitoring of migrating animals?
A) A research station
B) A wildlife sanctuary
C) An airstrip
D) A water reservoir
- 23. Which group was formed to enhance security in Zakouma National Park after an attack on the Heban outpost?
A) Cheetahs
B) Leopards
C) Mambas
D) Lions
- 24. How many guards were killed protecting Zakouma since 1998, including those in 2007 and 2012?
A) 15
B) 30
C) 23
D) 10
- 25. What was done during the park's fiftieth anniversary in February 2014 to discourage poaching?
A) A wildlife census was conducted.
B) New anti-poaching laws were enacted.
C) An international summit on conservation was held.
D) A ceremonial destruction of ivory by burning a pyre with a ton elephant tusks.
- 26. Which rodent species is NOT listed as being recorded in Zakouma National Park?
A) Kemp's gerbil
B) Matthey's mouse
C) Cape ground squirrel
D) African grass rat
- 27. Which shrew species is NOT mentioned as being recorded in Zakouma National Park?
A) savanna shrew
B) Suncus genus member
C) None, both are mentioned
D) Saharan pygmy shrew
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