Sunda Pangolin Rescued
On Wednesday we received a telephone call from the Phetchaburi police station asking for us to help a Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) that a concerned local had reported. A pangolin had been found on the side of a busy highway, far from any place that he would have lived in…
Rescued – Civet Kitten
A few days ago we received a call from a member of the public who had found a very young common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) on the ground under a tree screaming, the little kitten was covered in ants. He picked up the kitten and cleared the ants away, unfortunately…
Unwanted Pet ‘Tigger’ the Leopard Cat Arrives
Meet ‘Tigger’, the 6-month old female leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). She had been kept as a pet in a high rise apartment in Bangkok city centre after being purchased from the internet. As a very young kitten, she was taken away from her mother so she could be sold into…
Two rescued animals Return to the Wild
Two very different animals have been given a second chance at a life in the wild. We have just released a Bengal slow loris and an Asian koel back to the wild after they were rescued. Both animals have spent some time recovering at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre and…
A court win for rescued animals
PRESS RELEASE January 31, 2017. Wildlife Friend Foundation chalked up a hard-fought win today, with a Supreme Court of Thailand decision clearing founder Edwin Wiek, president Jansaeng Sangnanork and the Foundation itself of illegal wildlife possession. The court reviewed previous lower court and appeal rulings resulting from a 2012…
Long-tailed Macaque Returns Home
After spending 4 weeks at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital receiving treatment and recovering after being hit by a car, this adult male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) made a full recovery and has now returned home. He was released back to the wild yesterday to a protected area close to the…
Electrocuted Slow Loris Arrives
A few days ago some concerned locals brought a badly injured Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) to the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Hospital for urgent treatment. The loris in question had been found on the ground after he had been electrocuted while climbing on exposed power lines. The Bengal Slow Loris…
Dog Attack Macaque Rescued – Hua Hin
Last week we received numerous reports via social media of an adult male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) that had been found lying in a busy road, underneath exposed power lines close to Hua Hin city. The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed out immediately to try and save the monkey. Upon…
Slow Loris Saved from being Eaten
A wild female Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) was rescued from being eaten after a local lady found her in the hands of some fisherman who had illegally poached her from the wild and were going to eat her. We do not often hear of lorises being eaten in this…
Ex-pet African Spurred Tortoises Arrive
Meet ‘Beatrice’ and ‘Ailsa’ the African spurred tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata), the third-largest species of tortoise in the world. They were rescued by a concerned citizen as infants almost 20 years ago from a Chinese food market in North East Thailand. Now at approximately 20 years old they are still young,…
Babies, Babies, Babies – Infant and Juvenile Macaque Troop Update
Last year we saw an increase in infant long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) rescues here at WFFT. These little monkeys have just about adjusted to their new lives at WFFT. Some took a little longer to recover from their ordeals, as they were ready to meet others of their own species,…
Dog and Cat Sterilization Program
Last week the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand collaborated with the Mahanakorn University of Technology Faculty of Veterinary Science on a de-sexing program in the village where the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre is located. A team of 11 veterinarians, vet students and assistants joined with the WFFT Vet Team for day…
