WFFT Elephant Refuge volunteers working hard…….
WFFT Elephant Refuge volunteers working hard planting grass seeds on the huge new 20 hectare elephant habitat at the WFFT Elephant Refuge - Thailand. See how you can join in the action here http://www.wildlifevolunteer.org
Two Special Souls Saved in One Day
Yesterday two very special female macaques were rescued. Both had been kept as pets at separate locations in the city of Bangkok, their ‘owners’ had decided that they no longer wanted to care for them and had contacted WFFT for help. So yesterday the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed to…
Welcome to Pen Suk and Yu-Yen… and 6 unexpected others…!!!
On August the 14th 2017, 2 new additions were handed over to WFFT by their owners. We welcomed two domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus), a black buck (male) named Pen Suk, and a tortoiseshell doe named Yu-Yen. They were purchased as small babies one year ago, the owners had decided that they…
Back to School!!!
A few days ago, the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team received a phone call from a local primary school about a rogue male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) sneaking around the children and stealing food. He spent most of the time in the tallest tree within the school grounds, this made his…
Sydney Fundraiser Announcement
It's that time of the year again - our annual Elephant Fundraiser in Sydney, Australia will take place next month. Take a look here and see how you can help us help more elephants. Please call or email Joan at 0411044739 or 99602229 or joanpearson7@gmail.com to book your seat.
Nagini Returns to the Wild
After 2 days in a recovery cage at the WFFT Wildlife being monitored by the WFFT Vet Team, Nagini, the biggest reticulated python we ever hosted at the center, has been returned back to the wild. Yesterday the vet team headed out to a protected forest area, where Nagini was…
Is this the Biggest Snake you have ever seen…
Meet ‘Nagini’ the reticulated python (Python reticulatus) that was brought into the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre yesterday afternoon. She had been rescued by a kind concerned local who had stopped his neighbour from killing her after she had ‘stolen’ some of his livestock. The WFFT Vet Team open the bag…
Monkey Forest School with Mongkood the Macaque
Do you remember little Mongkood..? The infant Northern pig-tailed macaque who arrived at WFFT in March of this year. He is now approximately 16 months old, and in the very near future he will again meet his own species after a period of hand rearing by the WFFT Vet Team.…
King and David are Enjoying their Bright New Life
Last week lots of you were heartened by the story of those 2 little guys: https://www.wfft.org/primates/sad-souls-empty-eyes/ We want to thank you all for your support and kind words! We are happy to share with you some good news. They are both doing amazing considering the hell they have been through!…
The Release of 13 Endangered Freshwater Turtles
Last week (on the 31st of August 2017) 13 of our rescued turtles returned back to the wild. We successfully released 8 Southeast Asian box turtles (Cuora amboinensis), a Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala), and 4 giant Asian pond turtles (Heosemys grandis). Each of these species are classified as Vulnerable…
Sad Souls, Empty Eyes
What happens when captive wild animals used in entertainment venues become aggressive towards their masters? The answer is often one filled with desolate bleakness. That was the case for these two endangered primates, until yesterday they were living in a human made hell. After spending the last decade locked away…
Welcome to Jubo and Jibi who have joined our growing otter community.
Last Sunday (the 27th of August 2017), a woman brought two small-clawed otters (Amblonyx cinereus) into the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. A male named Jubo, and a female named Jibi. Both are 3 years old. Initially bought through social media by the older brother of the owner, he gave them to his sister…
