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Western Area National Park - Quiz
  • 1. In what year did Western Area Peninsula National Park become a national park?
A) 1916
B) 1995
C) 2000
D) 2012
  • 2. Who was the first ever "Conservator of Forests" in Sierra Leone?
A) Sharmila Amarasekaran
B) Charles Lane Poole
C) Sierra Leone's Forestry Department
D) Bala Amarasekaran
  • 3. What is the total area of Western Area Peninsula National Park?
A) 17,688 hectares
B) 183.37 km²
C) 100 acres
D) 68.29 mi²
  • 4. Which organization has accepted the park's application as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site?
A) BirdLife International
B) UNESCO
C) WAPFoR Project
D) Sierra Leonean Forestry Department
  • 5. What type of forest is the Western Area Peninsula National Park?
A) Mangrove forest
B) Rainforest
C) Semi-deciduous closed canopy forest
D) Tropical dry forest
  • 6. What year was the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary founded?
A) 1995
B) 1988
C) 2003
D) 2012
  • 7. Who founded the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary?
A) Bala Amarasekaran
B) Sharmila Amarasekaran
C) Sierra Leonean Forestry Department
D) Charles Lane Poole
  • 8. What motivated the founding of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary?
A) UNESCO World Heritage application
B) Deforestation concerns
C) BirdLife International's designation
D) Seeing a baby chimpanzee for sale by the roadside
  • 9. How many local rural school children visit the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary annually?
A) 100
B) More than 2,000
C) 10,000
D) 500
  • 10. What is one of the main threats to the Western Area Peninsula National Park despite its protected status?
A) Wildfires
B) Tourism
C) Mining operations
D) Urban encroachment and related activities
  • 11. What designation has BirdLife International given to the park?
A) Biodiversity Hotspot
B) Conservation Priority Zone
C) Important Bird Area (IBA)
D) World Heritage Site
  • 12. What species are notably protected within the Western Area Peninsula National Park?
A) Tigers and pandas
B) Endangered birds and three species of duiker
C) Elephants and lions
D) Gorillas and rhinos
  • 13. What was the original area of the forest reserve in hectares when it became a protected area?
A) 68.29 mi²
B) 17,688 hectares
C) 100 acres
D) 183.37 km²
  • 14. What project conducted a detailed deforestation study and proposed re-demarcation?
A) UNESCO
B) Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
C) BirdLife International
D) WAPFoR Project
  • 15. What is the size of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary?
A) 68.29 mi2
B) 183.37 km2
C) 100 acres (40 ha)
D) 17688 hectares
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