Monkey Babies Boon Ma and Pearls Friendship Blossoms
What is the is the next best think for orphan primates? = Contact with their owns species. Little Pearl the long-tailed macaque who was rescued in February has now become firm friends with even smaller Boon Ma. Having each other will help erase the bad memories from their unfortunate start…
Will Otters Dotty and Lucky Become Friends…?
Recently rescued oriental small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus), Dotty and Lucky have been moved to enclosures close to each other so they can see, hear and smell one an other. We hope that these two rescued victims of the illegal pet trade will be become friends. Animal introductions take time, most…
Cosmo’s Family on the Move…
A few days ago white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) Cosmo and Bridget, and their 3 offspring, Fino, Picasso and Milano moved to WFFT’s biggest Gibbon Rehabilitation Island ‘Island 8’. Our Gibbon Rehabilitation Islands provide a perfect naturalistic environment for gibbons that we rescue and aim to return back to the wild.…
PHOTOS – Giving “George” a second chance after 7 years in a crate
Further to yesterdays video report on the rescue of George here is a selection of photographs from this very special day. See the full story and video at https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/giving-george-a-second-chance-after-7-years-in-a-crate/
Giving “George” a second chance after 7 years in a crate
When I started the Wildlife Friends Foundation in 2001 a lot of my friends and family said I was crazy, this kind of work was something for professionals and not for me. I still agree with one of the points they made, I am indeed crazy, crazy enough about animals…
VIDEO DIARY – Joy’s Journey.
Do you remember Joy the bear that we rescued just a few weeks ago...? Take a look at Joy's journey to freedom. You can see her full rescue story at https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/finally-some-joy-in-her-life/
And Another One… Baby Boon Ma Arrives
Over the last few weeks we have seen a huge influx in wild animals in need of help particularly primates. Since the 1st of March we have rescued 33 animals, most of which are not release candidates so will require life-long care at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Earlier today…
WFFT Rescue Team saves one more victim of human abuse & Illegal Wildlife Pet trade!
Here is the story of Somsri. A female Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) who is five-and-a-half-years old. The ‘owner’ of Somsri contacted WFFT to ask if we could provide a home for her after realising that they did not have the correct legal paperwork to keep her. She was kept for…
Dotty The Otty From Kho Samui is welcomed at the WFFT Centre!
This week another poor little soul has been rescued by the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team. Phil is a WFFT friend who runs a snake rescue programme on Kho Samui. He called us after someone dropped an otter off with one of his friends. The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team then headed…
Meet ‘Ground’ the Latest Monkey Saved from an Abuse Past!
Meet ‘Ground’ the 8-month-old juvenile long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). She was brought to us from Chonburi by a lady who was keeping her as a pet and was concerned about legal issues with a wild animal. We have received an endless amount of reports of animals in need since the…
Is this the luckiest dog in the world?
A few months ago a little old dog was found hiding in the bushes outside the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Our rescue centre is located in rural Thailand and is home to over 600 wild and domestic animals. Dogs rarely find their way here themselves. This poor dog had clearly…
2 Baby lorises Arrive at WFFT
This week a man brought two very young and weak infant Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) into the WFFT Widlife Rescue Centre. He had heard about these animals being sold to Japanese tourists who had planned to illegally smuggle them to Japan and keep them as pets. They were purchased…
