Tafi Atome - Monkey Village (Volta Region of Ghana)
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At the heart of the Volta region (43km South of Hohoe) lays the beautiful village of Tafi Atome, surrounded by an indigenous tropical forest with a very high floral concentration. The village of Tafi Atome has over 1000 residents and is located within the Hohoe District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Residents speak Ewe. In this forest, one could find the endangered, playful and rather sacred True Mona Monkeys. |
Believing the monkeys to be messengers to the gods and their protectors, the chiefs and people of Tafi have been protecting them for the past 200 years. TheTafi community supports the sacred forest through community-based conservation.
Above Map - Tafi Atome, village and Wildlife Sanctuary
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The village is largely surrounded by, what is regarded to be a sacred grove of approximately 28 ha.
Hundreds of species of monkeys, including the nearly extinct Mona, make the dense tropical forest around Tafi Atome their home. The monkeys are friendly and playful and venture into the village daily. Tradition does not permit people to kill or harm them.
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