We saw elephants and chimpanzees crossing", he said. Now, cocoa fields have replaced the dense vegettion at the edge of the park, showig how migrants from ivory coast and other west african countries have reduced the environment where the country's wildlife can roam, he said. The small, mud-brick village of gouleako is one of the many near the park's edg that houses families from throughout the country and neighbouring burkina faso. Residents make their living largely from cocoa farming. As land pressure increases, they have taken to burning away sections of forest to make room for more fields.