ABSTRACT
Introduction Successful lobbying against hunting practices by animal-welfare and animalrights groups [1] as well as limited data regarding the potentially negative long-term eects of direct intervention activities [2] has generated public concern around eects of management intervention on animal species. is is especially true for species that hold special appeal to humans in terms of their charisma, size, danger and drama associated with them [3], [4], and even more so if these same species appear on rare and/or endangered lists [3]. Management interventions that are perceived negatively also have the potential to reduce public appeal, and hence tourism, not only to specic reserves but to protected areas in general. In Africa in particular, many protected areas are dependent on the revenue generated by non-consumptive tourism [5], which therefore has implications for the continuation and very survival of its protected areas.
