Meet Chico the Orangutan
Earlier last week we received a call from an ‘owner’ of an unwanted pet ‘monkey’. They had asked the WFFT Team to meet them and discuss rehoming this monkey. Our founder Edwin headed out with a member of staff 2 days ago to discuss with the owners over a cup…
Eric the Elongated Tortoise Rescued
A few days ago a large male elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongate) was brought into the WFFT Wildlife Hospital after being found in a garden within a heavily population urban area close to WFFT. The elongated tortoise is listed as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species,…
Dog Attack Muntjac Rescued
A few days ago an injured Southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak curvostylis) was brought into to the WFFT Wildliife Hospital for urgent treatment after being attacked by a domestic dog. He had sustained numerous deep bite wounds, the vet team cleaned the wounds and stitched them up. The IUCN Red…
Barn Owl Rescued and Released
Last week some concerned locals found a common barn-owl (Tyto alba) by the side of a busy high-way very weak and unable to fly. He was brought into to the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre for treatment, after being given a health check by the vets it was found that he…
Run Wild Little Ones – 6 Slow Lorises Return Home….
Yesterday we said goodbye to some short-term residents of the WFFT Wildlife Rescue, 6 ‘recently’ rescued Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis). Each of which had been rescued after being caught from the wild with the intention of them being sold into the illegal wildlife tourism industry or illegal pet trade.…
Another Raptor in need of Treatment
Last week we received a call from one of WFFT’s long-term supporters who had found a raptor in her garden very weak and unable to fly. Upon arrival the bird was identified as a juvenile shikra (Accipiter badius). It seems that he may have lost his way after being injured.…
Dobby Goes Home
Remember Dobby the Asiatic softshell turtle..? He came to WFFT a month ago after being found in someones garden. He has spent a month at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital getting ready to head back to the wild. Two days ago he did just that, he was taken to protected lake…
Siamese Crocodile Rescued
A few days ago we received a call from a lady who had a rather dangerous unwanted pet, a 3-year-old Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis), the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to investigate. The lady who had the crocodile told us that it was given to her son 3 years ago…
Who said new romance was only for the young ones….? Mam and Willem get together
After a week of updates from the Tiger Temple its time to start sharing some of last weeks news from the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Firstly, we have a new romance between two of our elderly long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Mam, who was rescued in January this year, and Willem…
Breaking News from the Tiger Temple!!!
The hideous practices of the Tiger Temple have been further highlighted by this mornings dreadful discovery. Authorities found freezers full of dead animals including 40 tiger cubs, a bear, a binturong and many other animals body parts. These animals were never registered with the authorities and who knows how the…
Tiger Temple Update 31/5/2016
This morning at 06:00AM the DNP will continue the sedation and moving of the tigers from the tiger temple. A total of 7 tigers were moved yesterday and have arrived around 8PM at the centre of the government. To make it very clear and in reply to many questions asked…
The beginning of the End….
Today was the first day of the official confiscations of all the tigers from the Tiger Temple Thailand. After years and years of fighting for justice the time has finally come. Thailand’s DNP, the Kanchanaburi Provincial Police, the Thai armed forces and, WFFT and other Thai NGO’s were there to…
