Conservation tourism can be effective, for African big cats as
for other species. It is complex, however, because it requires suc-cessful integration of ecological, social, legal and market factors, all
of which differ among sites and vary between years and seasons.
Tourism operators, parks and wildlife agencies, local communi-ties and NGOs continually adopt and trial new approaches, and
researchers can contribute by reporting, analysing and communi-cating information on approaches and outcomes. Lessons learned
from Africa may well prove applicable in other continents