Along with nature reserve based tourism development, there has been an increasing recognition of the need for stakeholder collaboration. This qualitative case study explores ecotourism development in two panda reserves located in Southwestern China. It sets out to understand perspectives on collaboration held by stakeholders such as governments, nature reserve administrations, local communities, tourism businesses, and conservation non-governmental organizations. The stakeholder-described collaboration is compared to the literature reporting the ideal situation. The study identifies four...