Various authors have used different categories to estimate the value of wildlife, e.g. direct and indirect use values, option values, ethical values, etc. ln this paper, the authors address the value of wildlifebased tourism. With the development of the worfd tourism industry, the value of nature-oriented tourism is increasing on aff continents, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The value of such tourism is often understood as the direct economie benefits that come from "the tourist dollar' and contribute to the generation of incarne for the country and its inhabitants. However, there are other ways to value wildlife which are not sufficiently taken into account, i.e. the diverse benefits provided by ecosystem services, such as the eco/ogical value of species to a healthy ecosystem, their nLJtritiona/ value and cultural value, etc. Wildlife tourism in sub-Saharan Africa is large/y supported by Protected Areas (PAs), with their broad range of different categories, which are clearly the backbone of the industry. One leg of wildlife tourism is the wildlife-viewing tourism in natural habitats. ln sub-Saharan Africa, this type of tourism main/y occurs in PAs of the public domain, principal/y national parks (NPs). ft also occurs at a few other locations, such as game ranches which are privately owned, or communal conservancies which are community-based, bath found main/y in Southern Africa. With a few notable exceptions, a majority of NPs are struggling to fu/fil their conservation mandate, due to a Jack of financia/ and hu man re sources for the ir management: very few of them attract enough tourists to co ver their management costs. At present, most NPs require externat funding to support their day-ta-day running and achieve their conservation aims. This is nothing new. Protected areas cannat be justified sole/y by their direct economie outputs; the entire range of benefits that they provide must be considered. The other /eg of wi/dlife tourism is hunting tourism. T