We investigated tourist motivation for visiting two African state protected areas, tourists'
wildlife tourism experiences, predictors of wildlife tourism experiences and overall …

Contests over scarce and shared natural resources continue to headline conflicts across the
world's geographic regions. The transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) concept gained …

With the increase in illegal resource harvesting in most protected areas (PAs), the need to
understand the determinants and relationships between PAs and local communities to …

Protected areas (PAs) are often conflict-ridden, but conflict resolution mechanisms are often
constrained by little appreciation of the perceptions of the principal agents (PA managers …

Understanding the local communities' attitudes toward protected areas (PAs) is critical to PA
management planning. However, what socio‐economic and demographic factors drive their …

Over the past two decades, tourism in Zimbabwe was affected by the political and economic
situation resulting from bad publicity. As a result, most ecotourism establishments under the …

The study sought to determine tourist perceptions on the threats to the sustainability of
wildlife tourism using a case study of two state protected areas in Zimbabwe. Using close …

This study examined human–wildlife conflicts between border communities to Cross River
National Park in Nigeria. The research aimed to assess mitigation strategies and traditional …

The objectives of this study were to:(1) determine trends in tourists' arrivals in northern
Gonarezhou National Park for the period 1991–2014, and (2) compare trends in arrivals …

Purpose: Protected areas remain an indispensable haven for wildlife resources, and fringe
communities must participate in protected area management. Conflicts do arise amongst …