And the Orangutans Are Out!!!
Yesterday rescued orangutans Maggie and Chico spent their first morning out exploring their new special habitat here at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Having spent the first two years of their lives at WFFT going on daily forest walks with surrogate father Shawn and his team this is an enormous…
On the way to a New Home – Maggie and Chico
WFFT’s resident great apes, Maggie and Chico the critically endangered orangutans, are now much closer to their wonderful new home. We have moved them from their old night enclosure to a new side enclosure connected to the new huge open forest area we have created for them. During the move…
Noris the Loris – The Unwanted Pet Left to Fend for Himself
Yesterday the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to a call for help from a teacher of a local primary school. They had found a Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) that had taken refuge inside the school on some power cables outside one of the class rooms. They were initially worried…
Final Preparations for the Big Move…
The WFFT Staff and Volunteers have been busy with the final preparations for the big move of our beloved rescued orangutans Maggie and Chico. They will move into a huge open air enclosure with lots of amazing things to keep them happy and stimulated. Watch this space for updates of…
The Arrival of a Little Miracle…
Last week the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to assist a human rescue NGO in Phetchaburi with the rescue of a wild long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) who had been viciously attacked by street dogs. The team were saddened to find an elderly female macaque who was both blind and deaf,…
Update On Temple Dogs
On a recent trip to Cha-Am, the WFFT vet team made a detour to visit the temple dogs they treated a month ago for mange. There was a party at the temple so they couldn't spot all the dogs, but the ones they did see looked completely different. Can you…
Yai, The Bear With A Sore Head
Recently, some swelling was found on the face of Yai, our Asiatic Black Bear. She was sedated and brought to the WFFT Wildlife Hospital to be examined and X-rayed. It was discovered that Yai had a fractured upper canine tooth that had become infected. This had caused a tooth root…
Update – Long-tailed Macaque ‘Jeng’
Four weeks ago the WFFT Vet Team were called by Kasetsart University to help with a young female long-tailed macaque 'Jeng'. We were told she had been attacked by another macaque on the beach in Hua Hin and taken to the university for treatment. See more of the rescue story…
What a Babe…
Yesterday, the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre gave refuge to a very special soul. We are indeed a 'Wildlife' Rescue Centre, although sometimes we are called to the aid of domestic animals. Meet Babe, a very special domestic piglet who touched our hearts when we heard of his plight. This young…
Bowie Ashes to Ashes 29/01/2016 to 28/07/2018
It is with great "Sorrow" that we have to share the heartbreaking news that our much loved Malayan Sun Bear 'Bowie' passed away. Bowie arrived at WFFT as a tiny bundle of joy on the same week as the great David Bowie passed away. She has been a fitting tribute…
Welcome to Schnibble the Hornbill
Last week we received a phone call from the Hua Hin Kasetsart Animal Hospital about an injured female Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris). The poor bird had been 'found' by a domestic dog who brought it to the home of his owners. The bird could not fly properly so was…
Rescued — Infant Sambar Deer
Meet 'Salee' the infant Samber deer (Rusa unicolor) who was rescued two days ago. We were told that she had been taken from the wild a few weeks ago as she was found in the forest without her mother. She was then given to the person who called us for…
