In Uganda, the economic benefits of tourism have turned gorilla poachers into conservationists, married women into porters and rangers into spokespeople for the great apes. Poaching is in sharp decline as the hefty fees paid by foreign tourists to see the animals in their natural habitat help fund water provision, health care and other development work in local communities. Many people say the money generated has ensured the recovery of the species, with habitat encroachment and poaching declining as wildlife authorities seek to collaborate more with nearby communities.