Wild Piglet Arrives for Urgent Treatment
A young infant Eurasian wild pig (Sus scrofa) arrived at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre for urgent treatment after being found in the garden of a local resident only 4km away for our centre. The young female piglet is approximately 3 months old, she had been viciously attacked by a…
Two Rather Small Animals Arrive at WFFT
Yesterday two rather small animals arrived at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital for emergency treatment. A male common tree shrew (Tupaia glis), was brought from Bangkok by some concerned residents after it was found unable to move in a garden, and a male green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) was found in Cha-am…
Update – Rescued Orphan Baby Monkeys
Over the last few months we have seen an increase in th numebr of infant primates in need of rescue after their parents were likely poached and they were then sold on as pets. See here infant long-tailed macaques, 'Makood' and 'Poobai', and infant dusky langur, 'Pangpon'. The monkeys still…
Capuchin ‘Chino’ Moves to New Home
Many of you will know and love our elderly wedge-capped capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) monkey ‘Chino’. Chino has been with us for just over three years after being rescued from a dilapidated zoo in Bangkok with many other animals. His old age of 33 years, and many the years he endured…
Official announcement by WFFT
คณะผู้บริหาร พนักงาน และอาสาสมัคร มูลนิธิเพื่อนสัตว์ป่า ขอร่วมไว้อาลัย ต่อการสวรรคตของพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช พ่อของปวงชนชาวไทย ด้วยพระชนมายุ 88 พรรษา ท่านทรงเป็นพระมหากษัตริย์ที่ครองราชย์อย่างยาวนานที่สุด ทรงปกครองแผ่นดินไทยมาเป็นเวลาถึง 70 ปี มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงทั้งด้านการเมือง และวัฒนธรรมอย่างยิ่งใหญ่ ตลอดกว่า 7 ทศวรรษที่ผ่านมาและท่านทรงเป็นศูนย์รวมดวงใจของพสกนิกรชาวไทยให้เป็นหนึ่งเดียว ด้วยเกล้าด้วยกระหม่อมขอเดชะ ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า คณะผู้บริหาร พนักงาน และอาสาสมัคร มูลนิธิเพื่อนสัตว์ป่า The staff and volunteers at the Wildlife Friends Foundation join the Thai nation in mourning the death of our beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the…
Run Free Little One…..!!!!!
There was a happy ending for the electrocuted long-tailed macaque we rescued two weeks ago. After a week under the care of the WFFT Vet Team this special little monkey has been returned home after his terrible ordeal. He made an astonishing recovery with his burns healing very rapidly. He…
Another Orphan Arrives at WFFT….
Yesterday we had yet another addition to the growing number of orphaned infants at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. A family drove 12 hours from southern Thailand to seek care and hand over a 7-month old female langur that they had been keeping as a pet. Her name is Pattani.…
Rogue Long-tailed Macaque Relocated
A few days ago we were called out to the aid of an adult male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) by the local livestock department. They had received the monkey the day before from some local people who had found him wandering far from forest his home. The WFFT Vet Team…
Update – Paralyzed Slow Loris ‘Chin’
Do you remember little ‘Chin’ the paralyzed slow loris? He arrived at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital in July this year. Since then he has been having daily physiotherapy sessions with the WFFT Vet Team and receiving a proper supplemented diet. He has started to move around more and more each…
What a difference a week makes….
The male long-tailed macaque rescued a week ago along with two others that sadly did not make it, is doing so well. He is recovering faster than any of us could imagine. We plan to release him back to the wild in the coming weeks once he is fully recovered.…
Close down this “wildlife conservation center” or zoo from hell!
Monkey show and "wildlife conservation center" More illegal wildlife possession, trade and exploitation on Koh Samui, Thailand After several written and verbal complaints from people that visited the “Wildlife Conservation Centre” on Koh Samui, our founder Edwin Wiek visited the local monkey zoo, wildlife rescue centre, or wildlife conservation…
Education is the Key
This week we again welcomed numerous groups of school students from NIST International School in Bangkok. The students visited the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre, had guided educational tours around the centre, and completed educational quizes. We look forward to seeing next years students.
