Harapan’s patrol wardens, all local community members, are one of our greatest assets. In the field all day, every day, they have the most contact with the forest’s wildlife. Discovering what they encounter is vital for learning how wildlife uses the forest. The wardens were recently trained to record their sightings in a standardised way. Their findings can now be collated, and contribute to our overall research activity. The recording system is called MIST, an international standard. It will allow Harapan results to be compared against other conservation areas throughout the world. The wardens also gained a skill that builds their professional development.