This chapter discusses several kinds of licensed wildlife utilisations. Wildlife tourism involves consumptive and non-consumptive utilisations of wildlife resources. It is important to highlight that both consumptive and non-consumptive utilization may contribute greatly to tourists’ enjoyment but also to economic, cultural, and environmental conservation when executed responsibly. It is possible to maximize the advantages of consumptive and non-consumptive wildlife utilizations while adhering to established social, economic, cultural, and environmental standards. Wildlife tourism depends on protected landscapes, which is a core region offering in situ conservation for wildlife species while excluding and constraining how humans may interact or access the natural environments. The networks of protected areas vary among countries, where each country has a variety of kinds and sizes of protected areas offering different types of wildlife utilisations. Countries such as China, India, Brazil, and Tanzania demonstrate the usefulness and significance of protected areas to the development of wildlife tourism. The Tiger Reserve in India contributes substantially to the massive tourism earnings. The Yunnan province of China, which offers a range of beautiful wild plants and animals, including the Asian leopard, implies the popularity of wildlife-based travel. The Amazon rainforest, a worldwide significant biodiversity hotspot with an insufficiently developed tourism potential, is one of the world’s attractive wildlife tourism attractions. On the other side, Costa Rica highlights the relevance of protected areas in ecotourism development by designating up to 27% of its territory for wildlife tourism. Similarly, Australia and the United States spend enormous surface areas of their land on the preservation and management of animal resources, which attract domestic and international wildlife tourists. Some African countries continue to maintain their popularity as important wildlife tourism destinations by supporting the protection of appealing and endemic wildlife species. The Serengeti-Masai Mara environment has sustained the greatest and arguably the oldest nomadic migration of wildebeest. The protected areas provide opportunities for wildlife tourists to indulge in non-consumptive utilisations such as game viewing, kayaking, and photographing, among others. On the other hand, some protected areas provide tourists with the opportunity to engage in consumptive utilisations, which include tourist hunting, therapeutic hunting, domestic hunting, and traditional hunting. However, both mismanaged consumptive and non-consumptive utilization can be harmful if unregulated. Addressing concerns like human–wildlife conflicts, climate change, commercial poaching, and sustainability in wildlife utilizations is crucial for the long-term profitability of wildlife tourism.

Wildlife Tourism Utilizations

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2025年

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Abel Ansporthy Mamboleo

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This chapter discusses several kinds of licensed wildlife utilisations. Wildlife tourism involves consumptive and non-consumptive utilisations of wildlife resources. It is important to highlight that both consumptive and non-consumptive utilization may contribute greatly to tourists’ enjoyment but also to economic, cultural, and environmental conservation when executed responsibly. It is possible to maximize the advantages of consumptive and non-consumptive wildlife utilizations while adhering to established social, economic, cultural, and environmental standards. Wildlife tourism depends on protected landscapes, which is a core region offering in situ conservation for wildlife species while excluding and constraining how humans may interact or access the natural environments. The networks of protected areas vary among countries, where each country has a variety of kinds and sizes of protected areas offering different types of wildlife utilisations. Countries such as China, India, Brazil, and Tanzania demonstrate the usefulness and significance of protected areas to the development of wildlife tourism. The Tiger Reserve in India contributes substantially to the massive tourism earnings. The Yunnan province of China, which offers a range of beautiful wild plants and animals, including the Asian leopard, implies the popularity of wildlife-based travel. The Amazon rainforest, a worldwide significant biodiversity hotspot with an insufficiently developed tourism potential, is one of the world’s attractive wildlife tourism attractions. On the other side, Costa Rica highlights the relevance of protected areas in ecotourism development by designating up to 27% of its territory for wildlife tourism. Similarly, Australia and the United States spend enormous surface areas of their land on the preservation and management of animal resources, which attract domestic and international wildlife tourists. Some African countries continue to maintain their popularity as important wildlife tourism destinations by supporting the protection of appealing and endemic wildlife species. The Serengeti-Masai Mara environment has sustained the greatest and arguably the oldest nomadic migration of wildebeest. The protected areas provide opportunities for wildlife tourists to indulge in non-consumptive utilisations such as game viewing, kayaking, and photographing, among others. On the other hand, some protected areas provide tourists with the opportunity to engage in consumptive utilisations, which include tourist hunting, therapeutic hunting, domestic hunting, and traditional hunting. However, both mismanaged consumptive and non-consumptive utilization can be harmful if unregulated. Addressing concerns like human–wildlife conflicts, climate change, commercial poaching, and sustainability in wildlife utilizations is crucial for the long-term profitability of wildlife tourism.