Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
  • 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) 181
D) 600
  • 3. How many species of mammals have been identified in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) 100
B) 147
C) 136
D) 42
  • 4. Which organization designated the park as an Important Bird Area (IBA)?
A) African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
B) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
C) Wildlife Conservation Society
D) BirdLife International
  • 5. How many bird species have been identified within the park?
A) 42
B) 136
C) 349
D) 147
  • 6. Which of these birds is endemic to the region and considered threatened?
A) Albertine owlet
B) Yellow-crested helmet shrike
C) African green broadbill
D) Rockefeller's sunbird
  • 7. How many freshwater fish species were identified in a 2020 survey?
A) 181
B) 147
C) 42
D) 11
  • 8. Which family was the largest among the freshwater fish found in the park?
A) Cercopithecinae
B) Colobinae
C) Hamlyn's monkey
D) Cyprinidae
  • 9. Which organization is responsible for managing Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) Wildlife Conservation Society
B) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
C) African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
D) BirdLife International
  • 10. What was one consequence of the park's 1975 expansion?
A) Increase in gorilla population
B) Forced evacuations of about 13,000 people from tribal communities
C) Designation as an Important Bird Area
D) Introduction of new mammal species
  • 11. Which group was employed to help enforce park protection?
A) National park rangers
B) Wildlife Conservation Society
C) Shi, Tembo and Rega communities
D) Twa people
  • 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) Low level of job satisfaction due to low salaries, lack of support from authorities, and poor living conditions
B) High levels of job satisfaction
C) Excessive funding for park activities
D) Overpopulation of gorillas
  • 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) Violence including killing residents, burning villages, and using sexual violence
C) Providing aid to displaced communities
D) Organizing cultural events for the Batwa
  • 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) Wildlife Conservation Society
C) UNESCO
D) Governor General of Belgian Colonial administration
  • 18. In which year was Kahuzi-Biega National Park declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1997
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 2003
  • 19. What is the average annual precipitation in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 2,000 mm (79 in)
B) 500 mm (20 in)
C) 1,800 mm (71 in)
D) 3,000 mm (118 in)
  • 20. What is the average maximum temperature in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 10 °C (50 °F)
B) 30 °C (86 °F)
C) 18 °C (64 °F)
D) 25 °C (77 °F)
  • 21. Which ecoregion is part of the Albertine Rift montane forests in the park?
A) Swamp and peat bog
B) Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest
C) Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
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) Bamboo forest
B) Subalpine heather
C) Montane rain forests
D) Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest
  • 24. What is the width of the corridor connecting the two parts of the park?
A) 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
B) 12 km (7.5 mi)
C) 10 km (6.2 mi)
D) 5 km (3.1 mi)
  • 25. What is the average minimum temperature in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 20 °C (68 °F)
B) 15 °C (59 °F)
C) 10.4 °C (50.7 °F)
D) 5 °C (41 °F)
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