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…
We need a home… ช่วยพวกเราด้วย พวกเราอยากได้บ้านใหม่
ช่วยพวกเราด้วย พวกเราอยากได้บ้านใหม่ (Scroll down for English) ลูกสุนัขเพศเมีย 4 ตัว อายุประมาณ 6 สัปดาห์ ถูกนำมาทิ้งที่มูลนิธิเพื่อนสัตว์ป่า ขณะนี้ทางมูลนิธิได้ทำการดูแล กักบริเวณเพื่อเฝ้าระวังโรคติดต่อต่างๆ และถ่ายพยาธิภายในแล้ว ผู้ใดสนใจรับอุปการะ สามารถติดต่อหรือมารับได้ที่มูลนิธิเพื่อนสัตว์ป่า ทางมูลนิธิจะทำการกำจัดเห็บหมัดให้ก่อนครับ และในช่วงเวลาหลังจากนี้ทางมูลนิธิยินดีฉีดวัคซีนและทำหมันให้ฟรี โทร : 032-458135 Over the past few days we have had 4 innocent puppies dumped outside our gates. Do you live in Thailand? Are you able to provide one of…
LWRC Volunteer Discount Extended
Volunteer with us today at the Laos Wildlife Rescue Centre and have the chance to enrich the lives of over 500 animals. Our centre is only 2 years old, and we are still developing new enclosures and enrichments for our abundant animal residents. With your help, we can create things…
Some Old Fogies get a Second Chance
WFFT rescues and rehabilitates 100’s of primates each year, many of them are able to return home back to the wild, but sadly for many, this is not the case. We often rescue macaques that have been kept as pets for years and years, in some instances spending decades alone,…
Smuggled tiger cubs confiscated en route into Bangkok!
Thai Highway police confiscated two female tiger cubs from a bus driver in Chumporn Province, Thailand early morning (00:15) of the 25th of August 2017. The bus was on its way from Koh Samui, Surat-Thani to Bangkok with 24 passengers on board when it was stopped for a routine check…
Some lucky lorises have moved into a huge new forest enclosure
Some lucky lorises have moved into a huge new forest enclosure. Like with many pet lorises these guys have had their canines removed to prevent them from biting their owners, this means they can not return back to the wild. Here at WFFT we try to provide the next best…
