Where is the protection of otters from the illegal pet trade?
It is out of control right now! Over the last 17 years I, Edwin Wiek, founder to he Wildlife Friends Foundation, thought I had seen it all when it is about the wild animal pet trade. The last year however I witnessed something I have never ever seen before in…
And Now Something Completely different… A Python Rescue… Meet Monty
Yesterday we received a telephone call about a reticulated python trapped in a net. It seems the snake, who has been named Monty by our cinephile Vet team, came to steal some chicken for his dinner and got trapped in the net fence. This species is not dangerous to humans.…
Helping bear Kaew and her friends to get a new home!
An Asiatic Black bear called "Kaew" made headline news early August 2017 after she attacked a drunk man who jumped into the cement pit she was kept in at a temple with over 100 wild pigs. "Kaew" was kept in this pit as a pet, but had grown into a…
New Land Appeal – Project 4 Update – A New Home Elephants
Here is an update as to where we are at with the fundraising and development of WFFT’s biggest development yet ‘Project 4’. Between the online and offline donations, we have now raised over $90,000US. This is amazing, it has allowed to pay for over half of the land and start…
An Unexpected Bond….a Macaque Befriends a Cat….
Jo Jo the rescued long-tailed macaque here at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand Wildlife Rescue Centre has found himself a new best friend, in the form of Alan the stray domestic cat. Little Alan appeared in the newlands area a few weeks ago and has taken up residence in the…
WFFT Welcomes Charlie the Otter
A few days ago we welcomed a new resident ‘Charlie’ a 5-month old oriental small-clawed otter (Amblonyx Cinereus). A lady brought him to the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre as an unwanted pet. Charlie’s mom, who was also kept as a pet, was mauled and killed by a domestic dog. Although…
20 Endangered Elongated Tortoises Return Home
Yesterday we said goodbye to 20 endangered elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) as we released back to the wildt a a secret location within a protected area. They were all rescued from various circumstances over the last year. As we are in the rainy season, food sources are abundant, so they…
Rescued Macaque Chomsin Returns Home
After spending a little more than 2 weeks receiving medical care and treatment at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital, the rescued female long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) named 'Chomsin' has returned home. After being found almost dead by the side of a road only 2 weeks ago, with her unborn infant sadly…
Garage Macaque Released from Chains
A few days ago the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to help this little guy, meet Tang Mo (Watermelon) the five-year-old long-tailed macaque (macaca fascicularis). Tang Mo was being kept at a petrol station in central Bangkok, confined to a chain this poor guy had nowhere to hide away from…
Freedom for Nam Phet – Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Yesterday the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to rescue a 3-year old Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), Nam Phet. She had been bought as a very small baby 3 years ago, after her mother was killed, and kept as a pet. When she began to become aggressive she was locked…
A Gibbon is Rescued – Meet ‘Abell’
Let us introduce you to ‘Abell’ a 6-year-old lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), another tragic victim of the illegal wildlife trade. She has been kept as a pet for most her 6 years on earth. Her mother slaughtered, she was then caught from the wild and illegally sold on to be…
Emergency Rescue – Pregnant Macaque
Yesterday we received a telephone call from a concerned resident in Hua Hin, who had found a severely injured female long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) next to a garbage collection area at the side of a busy road. The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed straight to try and save this monkey.…
