Miracles Really Do Happen…!!!
You may remember the rescue this seriously injured macaque. She was saved by a villager who had found her face down in a swampy mangrove forest almost dead. The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team managed to save this little soul. See the full rescue story here http://bit.ly/1TwTpFR After spending almost 2…
The Many Faces of Maggie
Maggie has been with us for almost two and half months. Here are some photos of Maggie from yesterday posing for the camera. See her rescue story here http://bit.ly/1SPFwaB
Dog Attack Long-tailed Macaque Returns Home
Last week the WFFT Vet team went out to rescue an injured male long-tailed macaque that had been attacked by a pack of dogs and had sustained some minor injuries. He was brought to the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre for treatment. The long-tailed macaque is listed as Least Concern (LC)…
WFFT 15th Birthday Celebrations
Yesterday staff and volunteer celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand. Here are some pictures from the morning merit making and offerings to the monks of Khao Lok Chang Temple and the evening party we had with staff, volunteers and long term supporters of WFFT. Thank you…
Rouge Asiatic Golden Jackal Rescued
We received a call from a man who had been feeding an Asiatic golden jackal (Canis aureus) in his garden for the past two years after it ‘wandered’ into his garden in search for food as an infant. The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed out to investigate and see what…
Asiatic Soft Shell Turtle Rescued
Meet ‘Dobby’ the Southeast Asian soft-shell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) who was rescued a few days ago. We received a call from a concerned local who had found him making his way through her garden within a busy urban area in Hua Hin. The concerned local picked him up and placed…
Rest in Peace
A few days we received a call from a concerned man who had found a severely injured macaque lying in the middle of one of the busiest highways in Thailand. This brave man got out of his car and stopped the traffic to prevent the monkey colliding with any more…
Elderly Pig-tailed Macaque Comes to WFFT
Jaw the elderly female Northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina) has arrived at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. She has spent the last 15 years of her life in solitary confinement at a temple in Northern Thailand after being taken in and cared for by monks. We were alerted to her…
Illegal wildlife traffickers at “Tiger Temple” to receive legal zoo permit
Thailand – 20th April 2016 – The infamous Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand has been granted an official zoo permit from the Thai authorities, signed by the director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) this week. We at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand…
Infant Long-tailed Macaque Rescued
We received a call from person who had recently acquired a very young infant long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) after her mother had been killed by hunters. The person in question has decided that keeping a wild animal as pet was not a good idea and asked us for help. Let…
Another Special Soul is Lost
Yesterday we received a call from a concerned local man about a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) that had been found by the side a busy road within a highly populated industrial area in Cha-am close to the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. The compassionate local that found her thought she had…
Ex-pet Brahminy Kite Brought into WFFT
Yesterday morning a man arrived at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital carrying a basket covered by a net within this basket was a very stressed brahminy kite (Haliastur indus). We are told that this kite had been kept as a pet at a location about 30 minutes from the WFFT Wildlife…












