Park enforcement officers get boost with high-tech gear

WWF-Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation Head Norizan Mohd Mazlan (second from right) handing over electronic equipment to Noor Asmah at the handover ceremony at the State Secretariat Building on Aug 8. With them are Nolee (in dark blue), (from left) park rangers Mohammad Suzatul Firdaus Mohd Saad, Safri Muhiyuddin, and WWF-Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation Species Coordinator Shariff Mohamad.

THE PERAK State Parks Corporation has received a contribution of electronic devices worth RM28,500 from the World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore to aid in their enforcement duties.

The array of technology, which includes satellite phones, GPS, camping equipment, walkie-talkies and a camera, are needed by the corporation’s rangers to carry out their duties at the Royal Belum State Park.