Restless and full of life: Gambia

 Streets of informal urbanism in Bakau

 Wildlife everywhere:

A wet Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) ready for another dive.

 

Sunrise over Baobab (Adansonia digitata) trees.

 

Atmospheric Tanji fishing village at dusk

Abuko nature reserve, where over 270 bird species have been recorded.

It was not only the sunshine but also observing the environment and local ecologies of Bakau, that bought design lecturer Steve Terry to The Gambia, West Africa recently.  Bakau is a small town at the tip of Cape Point on the confluence of the River Gambia and the Atlantic Sea.  An historically and strategically important transport route accessing the interior of West Africa, The Gambia remains rich in culture and ecological diversity.  Despite some political unrest at the time of Steve’s visit the people of Bakau remained resolutely positive and eager to share the cultural and ecological highlights. 

Steve Terry, Senior lecturer at WUC