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Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. Which mammal species is most prominent in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) Giant forest hog
B) Leopard
C) Eastern lowland gorilla
D) Forest elephant
  • 2. As of a 2008 status report, how many eastern lowland gorillas were recorded in the park?
A) 150
B) 125
C) 181
D) 600
  • 3. How many species of mammals have been identified in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) 136
B) 100
C) 147
D) 42
  • 4. Which organization designated the park as an Important Bird Area (IBA)?
A) BirdLife International
B) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
C) African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
D) Wildlife Conservation Society
  • 5. How many bird species have been identified within the park?
A) 42
B) 147
C) 349
D) 136
  • 6. Which of these birds is endemic to the region and considered threatened?
A) Yellow-crested helmet shrike
B) Albertine owlet
C) Rockefeller's sunbird
D) African green broadbill
  • 7. How many freshwater fish species were identified in a 2020 survey?
A) 181
B) 11
C) 42
D) 147
  • 8. Which family was the largest among the freshwater fish found in the park?
A) Cyprinidae
B) Hamlyn's monkey
C) Colobinae
D) Cercopithecinae
  • 9. Which organization is responsible for managing Kahuzi-Biéga National Park?
A) Wildlife Conservation Society
B) BirdLife International
C) African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
D) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
  • 10. What was one consequence of the park's 1975 expansion?
A) Introduction of new mammal species
B) Designation as an Important Bird Area
C) Increase in gorilla population
D) Forced evacuations of about 13,000 people from tribal communities
  • 11. Which group was employed to help enforce park protection?
A) Twa people
B) National park rangers
C) Wildlife Conservation Society
D) Shi, Tembo and Rega communities
  • 12. What illegal activity is damaging the deep forest cover in the park?
A) Fishing in freshwater basins
B) Logging for timber
C) Artisanal mining of Coltan
D) Poaching of gorillas
  • 13. What issue did national park rangers report between 2015 and 2016?
A) Excessive funding for park activities
B) Low level of job satisfaction due to low salaries, lack of support from authorities, and poor living conditions
C) High levels of job satisfaction
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) Successful integration of Batwa into park management
B) Eviction of Batwa people from ancestral territories without prior consent
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) Organizing cultural events for the Batwa
B) Building infrastructure for park visitors
C) Providing aid to displaced communities
D) Violence including killing residents, burning villages, and using sexual violence
  • 16. When was the Zoological and Forest Reserve of Mount Kahuzi first established?
A) 1997
B) November 1970
C) 1980
D) 27 July 1937
  • 17. Who was responsible for establishing the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in its current form?
A) Adrien Deschryver
B) Governor General of Belgian Colonial administration
C) UNESCO
D) Wildlife Conservation Society
  • 18. In which year was Kahuzi-Biega National Park declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1980
B) 2003
C) 1970
D) 1997
  • 19. What is the average annual precipitation in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 1,800 mm (71 in)
B) 2,000 mm (79 in)
C) 3,000 mm (118 in)
D) 500 mm (20 in)
  • 20. What is the average maximum temperature in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 18 °C (64 °F)
B) 30 °C (86 °F)
C) 10 °C (50 °F)
D) 25 °C (77 °F)
  • 21. Which ecoregion is part of the Albertine Rift montane forests in the park?
A) Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest
B) Swamp and peat bog
C) Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
D) Montane rain forests
  • 22. Which plant species is endemic to the park?
A) Mangrove
B) Acacia senegal
C) Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii
D) Baobab tree
  • 23. What type of forest is dominant in the western lowland sector of the park?
A) Montane rain forests
B) Guineo-Congolian wet equatorial rainforest
C) Subalpine heather
D) Bamboo forest
  • 24. What is the width of the corridor connecting the two parts of the park?
A) 10 km (6.2 mi)
B) 12 km (7.5 mi)
C) 5 km (3.1 mi)
D) 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
  • 25. What is the average minimum temperature in Kahuzi-Biega National Park?
A) 5 °C (41 °F)
B) 15 °C (59 °F)
C) 10.4 °C (50.7 °F)
D) 20 °C (68 °F)
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