Welcome to the Wildlife Friends of Thailand
The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) is a registered foundation under Thai law. The foundation has as main objectives the conservation of wildlife, protection of natural resources and the environment.
Currently the WFFT runs several projects from hands-on wildlife rescue, medical care, wildlife rehabilitation, research on wildlife and marine mammals as well as the release of wild animals back to the wild. Here are some of the WFFT projects which need your help:
The Wildlife Rescue Centre (WRC):
The Wildlife Rescue centre is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals previously exploited as pets or used for profit within the tourist industry. Volunteers required.
The Elephant Refuge and Education centre (EREC):
The Elephant Refuge and Education centre offers refuge and a sustainable existence to elephants forced to work on the streets as begging tools and tourist attractions. Volunteers required.
NEW - Marine Research and Rescue:
Our new marine project, located in Trang Province, specialises in the research, protection and rescue of marine animals native to Thailand, particularly whales, dolphins, dugongs (or sea cows) and turtles. Volunteers required.
A fully equipped mobile wildlife clinic, the only one in Indo-China! The clinic's equipment and specially designed interior was sponsored by Care for The Wild International.
The Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre:
Native to parts of Thailand, the gibbon is an endangered primate and we currently run a rehabilitation program with the aim of allowing these beautiful creatures to return to the wild in the future.
NEW! The Forest Restoration Project:
A new project on and around the grounds of the WFFT Rescue centre and Elephant Refuge. The WFFT has started to restore degraded forests and is planning to replant forests in the direct surroundings of our other projects. Volunteers required.
An educational centre about Thailand's wildlife is located at the centre, and groups of students of all ages visit the jungle with Wildlife Friends staff and volunteers to learn more about life in Thailand's rainforests. WFFT staff and volunteers also visit schools to inform and educate students about animal welfare and conservation issues.
Latest Images
Latest Rescue
A Very Bad Day for One Macaque
January 2010 - On Friday morning we received a phone call about a Long Tail Macaque involved in a road traffic accident in Petchaburi. This is not uncommon, as many of the macaques move into the residential areas to scavenge for food off the locals. When our rescue team arrived it become clear that things couldn’t get much worse for this unfortunate monkey.
People had witnessed him being electrocuted by the power lines, he then fell onto the road and was hit by a passing car. If that wasn’t enough, he was then attacked by a dog... More
Latest News
Forest Restoration, WFFT Planting Season Continues
August 2009 - WFFT and The Department of National Parks with a dedicated team of volunteers who came to us through ISV, (International Student Volunteers), have planted 1000 trees in Kaeng Krachan National Park... More
Running Campaigns
Tourism & Wildlife
2007 to present - Our Tourism and Wildlife Campaign aims to inform people of the cruelty and explotation involved in having their photographs taken with exotic wild animals as holiday souvenirs. Not only is the use of animals for entertainment inhumane and unacceptable from an ethical point of view, but also extremely damaging from a conservation perspective... More
Orangutan Smuggling
2006 to present - Hundreds of orangutans are being smuggled through Thailand on a daily basis. Currently, there are over 70 young orangutans waiting to be repatriated, but despite their uncertain fate, the government is failing to act... More