Rescued Macaque ‘Joe’ Update
We have been overwhelmed with praise and support concerning the very special elderly Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis) ‘Joe’, he was rescued 2 weeks ago from the deplorable conditions where he had spent 25 years of his life. Each day he is becoming more and more confident, trying more new exciting…
Another Victim of the Wildlife Pet Trade
And here we go again, another Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) cruelly captured from the wild becomes a failed unwanted pet. The loris in question was caught from the wild as an adult and then placed in the small barren cage you see in the photographs, he probably spent numerous…
Freedom Becomes her as this Macaque is Removed from Chains
A few days ago the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team again headed south to one of Thailand’s many islands on a mission to rescue a monkey in desperate need of help. After receiving reports from Philip Brook of the Samui snake and wildlife rescue about a young female northern pig tailed macaque (Macaca…
Rescued Wild Pig Surgery
Last week we rescued a family of wild pigs from central Bangkok. The adult female pig who has now been named ‘Bussaba’ which means flower in English, she had numerous injuries which required veterinary treatment, so the day after her arrival the WFFT Vet Team sedated her and treated her…
Dog Attack Long-tailed Macaque Rescued and Released
A few days ago some concerned locals brought a juvenile male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) into the WFFT Wildlife Hospital for urgent treatment. He had been attacked by a feral dog close to the area in which he was living in Phetchaburi. Attacks on wild animals by feral dogs and…
White-crowned Hornbill and 2 Slow Loris Rescued
We received a call from a lady who had ‘rescued’ a juvenile white-crowned hornbill (Berenicornis comatus) and two Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) from a market. She called us and to our disbelief she told us that she had put these animals onto a public bus from Bangkok to Cha…
Joe rescued from a dark hell
(ภาษาไทยด้านล่าง) Every now and then we might have mixed feelings about our work, ourselves or the world we live in. This last Tuesday was one of those days for me, Edwin, founder of WFFT. On Sunday evening I received an email from a concerned foreigner who lives in Bangkok. He…
Wild Pigs Saved from Certain Death in Central Bangkok
Yesterday the WFFT Rescue Team headed north to Bangkok on a mission to rescue a group of 9 Eurasian wild pigs (Sus scrofa) that were marooned on a piece of waste land surrounded by heavily populated urban settlements. We were alerted to the plight of these poor animals by TV…
Seriously Injured Pregnant Macaque Rescued
Yesterday we received a call about a seriously injured female long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in a coastal area in Phetachburi. She had fallen from a tree into the muddy water under a mangrove forest in which she lives. A villager found her unable to breath with her face under the…
Abandoned pet langur rescued after attack by wild langurs
We recently received a call from a long term supporter of WFFT who had news of an adult leaf eating dusky langur (Trachypithecus obscurus) in need of rescue after being attacked by a troop of wild langurs. We were informed that the langur had been taken to a temple in…
Rescue of spectacled langur baby
The WFFT mobile wildlife rescue team was again contacted over the last weekend to help out a few unfortunate wild animals. The first victim of the illegal wildlife trade and hunt this weekend was "Piak" a very young spectacled langur baby. Piak has been living in the jungles of Ranong…
Another Victim Destined for the Pet Trade Rescued
Yesterday we received a call from a long term supporter of our work from the Fishing Cat Research and Conservation Project. She had had a report from a person who had rescued a Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) that had been recently trapped and poached from the forest and was…
