"Between 1991 and 2001, the number of American adults who participated in hunting declined by 7 per cent whereas the adult population increased by 12 per cent (US Department of Interior 2002). This decline appears superficially to favour ecotourism, but the situation is complicated by the fact that the pro-hunting s are a major force in the preservation of North American s that harbour s and other wildlife that are also attractive to ecotourists."