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