ISLAMABAD: WWF-Pakistan with Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) are implementing Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) for eliminating poaching and illegal wildlife trade in the country.
WWF Manager Conservation Muhammad Waseem said SMART patrolling system was based on wildlife monitoring and conservation systems in the selected Protected  Areas (PAs) of the country for snow leopard preservation in Gilgit-Baltistan and overall wildlife species in Margalla National Park, he added.
He said the software was completely a modern technology based accessible both on Android smartphones and personal computers having Global Positioning System (GPS), pictures and various other features that would help wildlife conservators and national park managers to handle patrolling and monitoring of vast areas under their control.
He said WWF was providing technical assistance to IWMB and research students of various universities making a study on various wildlife management species.
To a question, he said WWF Pakistan had successfully controlled the illegal trafficking of  Pangolins from the country where the species was threatened to get extinct.
The WWF had made extensive efforts for the capacity building of the Customs department and regional wildlife departments to control the unlawful smuggling of Pangolins who were significantly important for the agricultural produces of the country.
He added that WWF-Pakistan was also working on watershed projects in Ayubia and  Khanpur Dam locations whereas the project was proceeding at a satisfactory pace.