"The park includes: part of Lake Edward (Lake Rutangize), the Semliki River valley, parts of the Rwindi, Ishasha and Rutshuru valleys south of the lake, the Virunga area within former Zaïre, and part of the Rwenzori (Ruwenzori) range. Lake Edward belongs to the Nile river system and Lake Kivu to the Congo Basin river system. Some of the largest wild animal concentrations in Africa occur along the rivers of the park. Mammals in the savanna of the Rwindi area include: elephant (Loxodonta africana), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), buffalo (Syncerus caffer), numerous antelope including kob Kobus kob thomasi and Defassa waterbuck K.defassa, warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), lion (Panthera leo), spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), and various monkeys." This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
Local Numbers:
V 3 MAM 59 EE 70
General:
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
6
Frame value is 29.
Slide No. V 3 MAM 59 EE 70
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