Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary, Duasidan, Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana
Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary
The Monkey Sanctuary is located next to the village of Duasidan, a farming community in rural western Ghana, 10 km (6.5 mi) from Dormaa.
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The new monkey sanctuary discovered at Duasidan in the Dormaa District of the Brong-Ahafo Region brings to two, the number of such sanctuaries in the region. The other one is at Buabeng-Fiema in the Nkoranza district.
Besides the two monkey sanctuaries, the Buoyem Bat Colony and the Tanoboase Sacred Grove are two other eco-tourist attractions in the region.
Besides the two monkey sanctuaries, the Buoyem Bat Colony and the Tanoboase Sacred Grove are two other eco-tourist attractions in the region.
Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary. Map of Dormaa.
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The Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary project, is being financed by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environmental Fund, the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA) and German Technical Co-operation (GTZ) through SPEED Ghana.
Tracing the history of the sanctuary, the Chief of Duasidan, Nana Oppong Kyekyeku Ababio told Showbiz that it was designated as a sacred grove about 120 years ago by a traditional priest called Akua Korkor during the reign of Nana Asiedu.
He said the traditional priest and Nana Asiedu decreed that the monkeys should not be harmed. Out of fear that the gods would punish anyone who defied the order, the animals have been preserved till now.
The Duasidan project is being be used to entrench sustainable eco-tourism practices in the area.
A visit to the sanctuary revealed that the guards there have names such as as Agatha, Abrewaa, Akos, John, Maa Fia and Maame Abenaa for some of the monkeys. They said Bob and Sampson are the biggest primates at the sanctuary.
By Samuel Duodu.
Tracing the history of the sanctuary, the Chief of Duasidan, Nana Oppong Kyekyeku Ababio told Showbiz that it was designated as a sacred grove about 120 years ago by a traditional priest called Akua Korkor during the reign of Nana Asiedu.
He said the traditional priest and Nana Asiedu decreed that the monkeys should not be harmed. Out of fear that the gods would punish anyone who defied the order, the animals have been preserved till now.
The Duasidan project is being be used to entrench sustainable eco-tourism practices in the area.
A visit to the sanctuary revealed that the guards there have names such as as Agatha, Abrewaa, Akos, John, Maa Fia and Maame Abenaa for some of the monkeys. They said Bob and Sampson are the biggest primates at the sanctuary.
By Samuel Duodu.
Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary - Second monkey sanctuary in Brong Ahafo
Source: GNA / 2007 - Duasidan (B/A), Dec. 10, GNA- Mr Francis Tapena, Acting Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Ghana Tourist Board has appealed to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to help develop tourism by identifying attractive sites.
He expressed his concern about the deplorable state of road networks linking to tourist communities in some parts of the country. Mr Tapena made the appeal at the launch of the Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary at Duasidan, a farming community in the Dormaa district of the region. The sanctuary is the second in the region, after the famous Buabeng-Fiema.
The launch was under the theme, "promoting community eco-tourism as a means of wealth creation".
Mr Tapena said tourism plays a very crucial role in national development and as such needed a vibrant and sustainable development strategy.
He urged the people of Duasidan and environs to play their respective roles to enhance eco-tourism in the area. Nana Oppong Kyekyeku Ababio, Chief of Duasidan, said the sanctuary, which was discovered about 120 years ago contained more than 1000 monkeys, made up of three different species.
He said the animals were regarded as "holy" and people were prohibited from either killing or harming them.
The chief appealed to the government and NGOs to help develop the sanctuary to boost eco-tourism and to create jobs for the youth. Mr Emmanuel Abugbila, Executive Director of Green Shepherd Ghana, an NGO assisting the community to develop the sanctuary, said the NGO was working in 12 other communities to promote eco-tourism in the region.
He said the NGO has assisted the youth in beneficiary communities to engage in snail and mushroom production, bee keeping and grass cutter rearing.
Mr Abugbila said this help swayed the youth from entering the reserved tourist sites for game.
He expressed his concern about the deplorable state of road networks linking to tourist communities in some parts of the country. Mr Tapena made the appeal at the launch of the Duasidan Monkey Sanctuary at Duasidan, a farming community in the Dormaa district of the region. The sanctuary is the second in the region, after the famous Buabeng-Fiema.
The launch was under the theme, "promoting community eco-tourism as a means of wealth creation".
Mr Tapena said tourism plays a very crucial role in national development and as such needed a vibrant and sustainable development strategy.
He urged the people of Duasidan and environs to play their respective roles to enhance eco-tourism in the area. Nana Oppong Kyekyeku Ababio, Chief of Duasidan, said the sanctuary, which was discovered about 120 years ago contained more than 1000 monkeys, made up of three different species.
He said the animals were regarded as "holy" and people were prohibited from either killing or harming them.
The chief appealed to the government and NGOs to help develop the sanctuary to boost eco-tourism and to create jobs for the youth. Mr Emmanuel Abugbila, Executive Director of Green Shepherd Ghana, an NGO assisting the community to develop the sanctuary, said the NGO was working in 12 other communities to promote eco-tourism in the region.
He said the NGO has assisted the youth in beneficiary communities to engage in snail and mushroom production, bee keeping and grass cutter rearing.
Mr Abugbila said this help swayed the youth from entering the reserved tourist sites for game.
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