Bobo, Silver and Nam Phet leave Quarantine!
What a joy when residents, after having a terrible life because of humans, can finally act like they should have always done. You maybe have followed the recent progress of Bobo and Nam Phet, and their successful introduction with Silver, well, you will be more than happy to know they…
Ka-Ka and Gallamair: Old friends Reunited!
Back in 2008, some villagers poached a male Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) cub from a forest area near Laos, with the intention of selling him as a pet. They could not find a buyer quick enough, so they dumped him at Wat Klong Sai Nung , a temple near Thayang,…
WFFT Gibbon Rehabilitation Islands
At the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre we have 8 gibbons rehabilitation islands in the large lake in front of the rescue centre. These rehabilitation islands were created to aid with the rehabilitation of the gibbons rescued by WFFT, far from human interference. Their diet is supplemented daily by the WFFT…
WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team: A Langur in distress
Earlier this week we received a telephone call from a human rescue team in the South of Thailand about an injured monkey in need of emergency rescue. The animal in question was a female dusky langur (Trachypithecus obscurus), she had been involved a collision with a road vehicle and has…
THE WFFT TEAM HEADS TO HONG KONG
Earlier this month, the WFFT Veterinary Team, joined by other veterinarians from Thailand’s Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and Zoological Park Organization of Thailand visited Hong Kong to observe the work of our colleagues from Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Ocean Park Conservation…
Welcome to Kermit! Our latest rescue
Last evening, a local girl brought a male young Bengal slow Loris into the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre (Nycticebus bengalensis) that our staff called Kermit (after Froggy and Toady, it was an evidence). The woman explained to us that she went to a restaurant with her brother, and saw Kermit.…
Welcome to Som Boon and Pun Pon!
Last week a local family called the WFFT wildlife hospital about some wild boars they could not keep anymore. 8 years prior, a pregnant female boar had escaped from a farm nearby, and arrived at their home. The mother gave birth to 4 babies: two males (Som Boon & Pun…
Bowie and Ka Wow – Through the Eyes of Dr. John
In January 2016 a little sun bear cub arrived at WFFT and changed my life. Just a few weeks old Bowie as we called her had been sold as a pet and her mother killed for bushmeat and traditional medicine. Despite the horrors she had endured in her short life…
Bobo has made a New, New friend!
For the second time this month, Bobo the female Southern pig-tailed Macaque rescued at the beginning of October 2017, who already found a friend in Nam Phet, also a female Southern Pig-tailed Macaque, rescue in August of this year ( See the full story of this touching friendship here: https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/friendship-first-sight-endless-cuddly-moment-bobo-nam-phet/…
Laurel… The story of a Loris looking for some heat!
Let us introduce you Laurel, the male Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) who was found by people in their car engine about 1 hour from the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. This species is a Thailand native, they usually live in the South of the country, with recent cooler weather, it…
We need a home… ช่วยพวกเราด้วย พวกเราอยากได้บ้านใหม่
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Rescued — Two Calves in 1 Week
You may have seen the story of little Petal earlier in the week...? Just a few days later we received a call about another calf with a severely injured leg. Meet ‘Peter’, the WFFT Vet Team headed out to help this little guy. Yesterday us we decided to amputated some…
