Makira Nature Park, one of the last vast expanses of rainforest in Madagascar’s eastern tropical forest biome, plays an essential role in ensuring connectivity between protected areas in the northeast of the island, threatened by deforestation due to unsustainable agriculture, illegal logging and the hunting of emblematic species. The park’s surveillance and the safety of its staff present major challenges. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), drawing on its experience in Africa, has set up a control room, an innovative device comprising Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) software and complementary technologies such as Garmin InReach and EARTHRANGER two-way satellite communicators. Garmin InReach’s SOS and weather forecasting functions ensure the safety of officers and patrols alike. A reduction in the encounter rate for major offences has been recorded in just one year.