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Okapi Wildlife Reserve - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. What was the primary aim of the Mai-Mai Simba rebel faction at Muchacha mining camp?
A) To liberate the local population from the reserve's land use restrictions
B) To promote tourism in the region
C) To establish a new government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
D) To protect wildlife within the Okapi Wildlife Reserve
  • 2. Who announced operation Safisha to clear the reserve of rebel forces and mining operations?
A) Colonel Lucien Gedeon Lokumu
B) Paul Sadala
C) Kong Maohuai
D) The United Nations Group of Experts
  • 3. What did the June 2021 report from the United Nations Group of Experts highlight about mining within the reserve?
A) Increased tourism due to mining
B) The complete halt of all mining activities
C) Successful rehabilitation of mined areas
D) Concerns about semi-industrialized dredging operations operating south of Bandegaido
  • 4. Which company was operating at the Muchacha mine?
A) Mai-Mai Simba
B) ACEDH
C) Kimia Mining Investment Sarl
D) CODELT
  • 5. What illegal activity did FARDC troops engage in at the mining site?
A) Rehabilitating mined land
B) Distributing mining permits
C) Mining gold themselves
D) Guarding the mining site illegally
  • 6. How much gold was seized by Congolese authorities from the Muchaha mine in June 2021?
A) No gold was seized
B) 50 kg of gold
C) 31 kg of gold, about $1.9 million
D) $500,000 worth of diamonds
  • 7. Which organizations blame mining operations for destroying pristine rainforest within the reserve?
A) United Nations Group of Experts
B) CODELT and ACEDH
C) FARDC and Mai-Mai Simba
D) Kimia Mining Investment Sarl
  • 8. Who led the attack on the Epulu Conservation and Research Center in June 2012?
A) Kong Maohuai
B) Paul Sadala (AKA Morgan)
C) The Allied Democratic Forces
D) Colonel Lucien Gedeon Lokumu
  • 9. How many okapis were killed during the 2012 attack on the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) None, they all survived
B) All okapis at the center
C) 13 of 14
D) Only one
  • 10. What was the outcome for the locals abducted during the 2012 attack on the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) They were taken to another country
B) They remained captive indefinitely
C) All were released later
D) They escaped on their own
  • 11. When did the attack near Mambasa in the reserve occur?
A) March 2026
B) 14 July 2017
C) June 2021
D) 24 June 2012
  • 12. How many local reserve employees were killed during the 2017 attack near Mambasa?
A) None
B) Thirteen
C) Five (four wardens and a tracker)
D) Two
  • 13. Which terrorist group was warned against by COSAE in March 2026 for threatening the reserve?
A) Allied Democratic Forces
B) Kimia Mining Investment Sarl
C) Mai-Mai Simba
D) United Nations Group of Experts
  • 14. What event did the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carry out earlier in March 2026?
A) An attack on a mining camp
B) A wildlife conservation conference
C) A massacre killing 50 civilians in villages near the reserve
D) A peace treaty signing
  • 15. What year was the Okapi Wildlife Reserve designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1989
B) 1996
C) 2005
D) 2012
  • 16. Which river is NOT mentioned as flowing through the Okapi Wildlife Reserve?
A) Nepoko River
B) Nile River
C) Epulu River
D) Ituri River
  • 17. What type of trees dominate the Ituri Forest within the reserve?
A) Mbau trees (Gilbertiodendron dewevrei)
B) Acacia trees
C) Baobab trees
D) Palm trees
  • 18. What is the estimated global population of okapis as of 1996?
A) 5,000–10,000
B) 50,000–100,000
C) 10,000–20,000
D) 25,000–30,000
  • 19. Which species of cycad is protected by granite outcrops in the reserve?
A) Zamia furfuracea
B) Encephalartos ituriensis
C) Dioon edule
D) Cycas revoluta
  • 20. How many primate species are found in the Ituri Forest?
A) 17
B) 25
C) 10
D) 30
  • 21. Which bird species is endangered and endemic to the Congo Basin?
A) Helmeted guineafowl
B) Congo peafowl
C) Vulturine guineafowl
D) African grey parrot
  • 22. Who founded the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) Louis Leakey
B) Dian Fossey
C) Patrick Putnam
D) Jane Goodall
  • 23. What year did a rebel attack kill the facility's captive okapis at the Epulu Conservation and Research Center?
A) 2005
B) 2018
C) 1997
D) 2012
  • 24. How many species of birds are identified within the reserve?
A) 500-600
B) 50-100
C) 100-200
D) Over 370
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