Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre

At the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre in Kao Look Chang bordering the jungle of Petchburi a few selected groups of gibbons are being rehabilitated to prepare to go back to the wild.

All these gibbons have come through the Wildlife Rescue Centre and are now living on large natural islands, adapting to life in the trees again, in our primate rehabilitation scheme. In total we can accommodate over 50 gibbons on islands, a much better option than placing them in cages.

The islands are situated in a beautiful lake at the front of the rescue centre and you can watch the gibbons swinging through the trees and hear them singing their unique songs to each other.

Most gibbons are fed small amounts of food each day to supplement their diet, however they quickly learn to forage from the natural resources on the islands. The food is taken out to islands by boat and is hoisted up into the trees in a basket, thereby ensuring there is no human contact with the animals.

Two pairs of gibbons on the two of the islands have produced young, thereby showing the ultimate in natural behaviour.

Frequent research programs have been implemented to study the behavior of both captive and wild gibbons alike. The islands give people a unique opportunity to study wild behaviour of gibbons who have previously been held in captivity.

Short and long-term volunteering stays are possible; however, volunteers are required to make a minimum commitment of three weeks. As a general rule, stays less than 3 weeks are not permitted.

Prices to volunteer with WFFT are:		Once again, thank you for your interest in our organization and projects. You can ask for additional information about our projects, including conditions for volunteering with animals and costs. If you are interested in a volunteer position with the Wildlife Friends of Thailand, please send an e-mail or letter of motivation via email to volunteer@wfft.orgexplaining your interest in the project, a brief paragraph about yourself and your proposed length of stay. Better still, you can download an application form & return it to us at volunteer@wfft.org
One week participation	300 euros
Two weeks participation	400 euros
Three weeks participation	552 euros
Four weeks participation	673 euros
Five weeks participation	783 euros
Six weeks participation	824 euros
Seven weeks participation	934 euros
Eight weeks participation	1,098 euros
Nine weeks participation	1,208 euros
Ten weeks participation	1,318 euros
Eleven weeks participation	1,428 euros
Twelve weeks participation	1,538 euros
Above twelve weeks participation	110 euros (per extra week)