Back to the Wild for these two Beautiful Boys
After spending some time under the specialist care and treatment of our team at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre these two lucky long-tailed macaques returned home recently after arriving at WFFT with severe injuries. Both macaques made a full recovery so it was time to send them home. See their…
CONSERVATION GROUPS WELCOMED INTENTION OF LAOS TO PHASE OUT TIGER FARMS
The announcement was made during the 67th Meeting of the Standing Committee to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to CITES in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tiger farms and captive tiger facilities in Laos, Vietnam,…
Slow Loris Rescued Before Being Eaten
A Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) was borught into WFFT a few days ago after being rescued by some local people. They had been out fishing and saw some people with a wild loris they had poached and had planned to eat it. They purchased the loris for 400.00 THB…
Laos intends to shut down Tiger Farms and Bear Bile Farms
Laos intends to shut down Tiger Farms and Bear Bile Farms The head of the Laos Democratic Republic of Laos delegation at the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference in Johannesburg in South Africa has expressed the intention to close down all tiger farms and bear bile…
Monkey Slaves Removed from Chains
Yesterday the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to an urgent call about two young male Northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina) that were ‘no longer needed' by their owners. The two macaques in question were being kept on the 5th floor of a hotel in a city about an hour from…
Adult Male Long-tailed Macaque Undergoes Emergency Surgery
A few days ago we were called out to the aid of an adult male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in need of emergency medical treatment. He was found unable to move on the floor next to a busy road, by concern local man who then contacted us. The WFFT Wildlife…
Back to the Wild, Run Free Little One…
You may remember the story of a Trapped ‘Pest’ - Sub-adult long-tailed macaque from last month? This young female macaque had a ruff start to life after almost being killed as a perceived ‘pest’. She arrived at WFFT last month with some severe injuries to her abdominal area after being…
Can you help Mark Oftedal finish this amazing Elephant Education Comic?
WFFT’s long-term friend and supporter Mark Oftedal is creating amazing comic to raise awareness about the plight of the Asian elephant. Some of you may have seen the great gibbon comic he made a few years ago. When completed, this comic, composed of Mark’s amazing illustrations and a great story…
Severely Injured Dog Attack Long-Tailed Macaque Rescued
A few days ago the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to investigate a report of a young macaque that was found unable to move and taken to a temple not to far from the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Upon arrival at the temple the team found a juvenile female long-tailed…
Is this Smallest Species of Monkey in the World? Meet Max
Today we welcomed a new resident at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre, ‘Max’ the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), one of the smallest species of monkey on earth, he comes from the Callitrichidae family of new world monkeys. This species is not a native to Thailand, they originate from the South…
A Great Big Thank you to Patana School!!!
WFFT would like to thank Patana School, Bangkok for the continued support of our work. This year we have received a wonderful donation, after students from Patana organised fund raising and awareness raising events. A statement from the group of budding wildlife conservationists at Patana School, “We are a group…
Slow Loris Found in Bangkok Arrives at WFFT
Last week the team at Thai Animal Guardians Association called WFFT for help with a slow loris that had been found on the outskirts of Bangkok in the garden of a member of the public. The WFFT Team headed up to Bangkok to collect the loris and bring him back…
