1 - 7 of 7
Number of results to display per page
Search Results
1. Ewe guides paddle tourists up river from Akanyakrom, 2009
- Description:
- Young Ewe fishermen from Akanyakrom paddle a group of tourists visiting Bui National Park upriver to see the park's resident hippo population. Thick riparian forest lines the banks of the Black Volta River. Akanyakrom and these upstream areas were flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Hippos were driven upstream by flooding and locally made canoes could no longer be used to ferry tourists because of the lake's winds and waves. Upstream of Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui Lake; Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Bui Dam (Ghana); Hippopotamus; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people); Tourism
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.309371, -2.293340
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.309371, -2.293340
2. Riparian forest along the Black Volta River, upstream of Akanyakrom, 2009
- Description:
- Dense riparian forest lines the southern bank of the Black Volta River upstream of Akanyakrom in Bui National Park. This forest provided habitat for rare monkey species and other animals and birds. Areas like these were flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Upstream of Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui Lake; Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Landscapes; Animals; Riparian forests; Black Volta River
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.309371, -2.293340
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.309371, -2.293340
3. Canoe on the Black Volta River, Akanyakrom, 2009
- Description:
- An Ewe fisherman from Akayakrom works part time as a guide for tourists visiting Bui National Park. Here he readies a boat to take a group up river to view the park's resident hippo population. Akanyakrom was among the villages flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Hippos were driven upstream by flooding and locally made canoes could no longer be used to ferry tourists because of the lake's winds and waves. Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui Lake; Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Bui Dam (Ghana); Hippopotamus; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people); Tourism
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.289000, -2.277000
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.289000, -2.277000
4. Ewe tour guide, Bui National Park, 2009
- Description:
- Dzobo Sebastian, an Ewe fishermen from Akayakrom, works part time as a guide for tourists visiting Bui National Park. He paddles a boat carrying tourists up river to view the park's resident hippo population. Thick riparian forest lines the north bank of the Black Volta River. Akanyakrom and these upstream areas were flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Hippos were driven upstream by flooding and locally made canoes could no longer be used to ferry tourists because of the lake's winds and waves. Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui Lake; Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Bui Dam (Ghana); Hippopotamus; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people); Tourism
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.289000, -2.277000
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.289000, -2.277000
5. Riparian forest along the Black Volta River, upstream of Akanyakrom, 2009
- Description:
- Dense riparian forest lines the southern bank of the Black Volta River upstream of Akanyakrom in Bui National Park. This forest provided habitat for rare monkey species and other animals and birds. Areas like these were flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Upstream of Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui Lake; Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Landscapes; Animals; Riparian forests; Black Volta River
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.309371, -2.293340
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.309371, -2.293340
6. Rocky banks of the Black Volta River, upstream of Akanyakrom, 2009
- Description:
- Areas of the Black Volta River in Bui National Park are characterized by rocky outcrops. The river banks are lined with dense riparian forest. Upstream of Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Riparian forests; Black Volta River
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.309371, -2.293340
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.309371, -2.293340
7. Canoes and paddlers on the Black Volta River, Akanyakrom, 2009
- Description:
- Young Ewe fishermen from Akayakrom work part time as guides for tourists visiting Bui National Park. They await a group of tourists making a trip up river to view the park's resident hippo population. Thick riparian forest lines the north bank of the Black Volta River. Akanyakrom was among the villages flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Hippos were driven upstream by flooding and locally made canoes could no longer be used to ferry tourists because of the lake's winds and waves. L-R: Michael Dzobo, Williams Enam, Davis Lumor, Gordon Kumordzi. Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom
- Subjects:
- Bui Lake; Bui National Park
- Subjects Facet:
- Bui Dam (Ghana); Hippopotamus; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people); Tourism
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2009
- Date searchable:
- 2009-06-12
- Genre:
- Digital image
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom;8.289000, -2.277000
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.289000, -2.277000