Monkey Madness, as 17 Macaques get a New Home
Here at WFFT we continuously strive to create wonderful habitats for our rescued inhabitants. This week the construction of a new open top macaque field was completed allowing us to start to relocate some of our long-term resident macaque troops around, creating new exciting enriching environments for them. The ‘Baby…
Awareness Campaign about Wildlife Exploitation
WFFT and WFI are starting a new campaign to create more awareness about the illegal wildlife trade for the pet and tourist trade. These 3 posters were designed by a Thai student to help spread the message. We are now asking permission from authorities and local businesses to present these…
Rescued – Japanese Sparrowhawk
Yesterday a kind man from Bangkok rescued a juvenile male Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis). He had been found next to the mans home drowning in a river, the man noticed it and swiftly saved him from drowning. He then called WFFT immediately and commenced on the long drive down from…
Mad Max gets a New Home
Mischievous Max has been with us since September last year after being rescued at only a few months old. Last week we started making a new larger home, as he grows into adulthood he will require a lot more space and less close care from the WFFT Team. We have…
Rescued — Otter Pup
Meet ‘Jump’ the female oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) who was brought in a few days ago by some people that claimed they found her in a Bangkok suburb. We were told they found her running near a busy road ‘shouting’ for help (otters scream very loud when they are…
Bandit’s Troop is on the Move
Five very special long-term residents get a new home. Rescued macaques Mocha, Ta Phet, Bandit, Jimmy and Jupiter, have all just moved into a newly refurbished habitat. These orphans all have their own remarkable stories as to why they were rescued, although Bandit is probably the most well known macaque…
Update — Macaque Field Refurbishments
Over the last month or so members of the WFFT Staff and Volunteer Teams have been working very hard upgrading and refurbishing the large open-top macaque fields at WFFT’s Project 1 site. We have been creating more space for our macaques and enriching the lives of the long-term residents at…
Rescued – A Tiny Baby Macaque Arrives at WFFT
Meet ‘Mongkood’ (English: Crown) the very small infant northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina). He was rescued 2 days ago after being kept as a pet for a very short period of time. We estimate that this little one is no older than 2 months. Sadly, he will have been poached…
A Red Fox Arrives at WFFT…
WFFT would like to say a huge thank you to the team at Thaitails Convention who came to surprise us last week with a very generous donation towards our work, they even brought a 'red fox' with them. Thank you again from all the WFFT Team for your support.
Four ‘Pet’ Slow Loris Arrive
Two days we received four adult Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) from a man who had been taking care of them after they were left in his care after his relationship ended with his previous girlfriend, who was the owner of the lorises. Meet ‘Fat’ (M), ‘Leo’ (M), ‘Martin’ (M),…
Macaques on the Move…
Here at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre in Thailand we continue to strive to provide the best captive environments for our permanent residents, many of which are rescued macaques. This involves creating new exciting captive habitats for the animals in our care. In recent weeks we have been refurbishing some…
Dusky Langur – Rescued > Relocated
Two days ago we received a call from some concerned locals that had found a dusky langur (Trachypithecus obscurus) wandering around their garden close to a busy road, far away from any known habitat for this species. The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed out to investigate. The langur in question…
