Lake Mburo National Park - Test
  • 1. In which district is Lake Mburo National Park located?
A) Mbarara District
B) Kampala District
C) Kiruhura District
D) Nyabushozi County
  • 2. What year was Lake Mburo originally gazetted as a controlled hunting area?
A) 1933
B) 1963
C) 1985
D) 1983
  • 3. Who traditionally herds Ankole cattle in the Lake Mburo region?
A) Banyankole Bahima pastoralists
B) Obote government officials
C) Western conservationists
D) National Resistance Movement
  • 4. What was one of the reasons for upgrading Lake Mburo to a national park in 1983?
A) To promote tourism
B) To establish controlled hunting areas
C) To increase wildlife population
D) To weaken the Banyankole who supported anti-Obote rebels
  • 5. What event occurred during the Ugandan Bush War that affected Lake Mburo?
A) Establishment of a game reserve
B) Operation Bonanza massacre of 300,000 people
C) Re-introduction of lions
D) Expulsion of pastoralists
  • 6. What significant cultural location in Lake Mburo was used for sacrifices?
A) Miriti
B) Rubanga
C) Ruroko
D) Kigarama
  • 7. Which species of giraffe can be found in Lake Mburo National Park since 2015?
A) Kordofan giraffes
B) Masai giraffes
C) Rothschild's giraffes
D) West African giraffes
  • 8. What invasive species is causing habitat changes in Lake Mburo?
A) African buffalo
B) Acacia hockii
C) Zebra
D) Impala
  • 9. Which animal was eliminated by indigenous people in the 1980s but reappeared in 2015?
A) Lion
B) Cape bushbuck
C) Leopard
D) Hyena
  • 10. What was the community's reaction to a lion roaming Lake Mburo in 2015?
A) They ignored its presence.
B) They welcomed it as part of conservation efforts.
C) The community attacked and killed the lion with stones and sticks.
D) They relocated it to another park.
  • 11. What is one proposed solution for managing problem animals in Lake Mburo?
A) Translocating excess animals
B) Increasing tourism
C) Expelling pastoralists again
D) Reducing wildlife population
  • 12. What is the IUCN's designation for Lake Mburo regarding lion conservation?
A) 'Endangered species sanctuary'
B) 'Biodiversity hotspot'
C) 'Protected wildlife reserve'
D) 'Lion conservation unit'
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