Oscar the Otter Arrives at WFFT
Yesterday morning we received a call from a lady who claimed to have found a young otter near to the Chatuchak Weekend Markets in Bangkok. She asked us for help, as she wanted the otter to have a good home and proper care. The rescue team headed out to collect…
Bowie the Baby Bear
Meet ‘Bowie’ the recently rescued Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). We received a call from a concerned local who had obtained Bowie from a hunter. They called WFFT to help, when the rescue team arrived at the house where she was being held they were shocked to see her squashed…
STOP THE KILLING OF PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS FOR TOURISM!
Prime minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha STOP THE KILLING AND EXPLOITATION OF WILD ANIMALS FOR TOURISM! Dear Prime-minister of Thailand, for over 20 years now we have witnessed the illegal killing and exploitation of endangered and protected wild animals for tourism. Every day criminals are taking young wild animals…
She is here!!! Nam Fon returns to WFFT
We have decided to transport Nam Pon to WFFT but are still raising funds to permanently secure her abuse free future at the WFFT Elephant Refuge. Thank you for all the supporters of this campaign so far. Nam Fon is a 45-year-old elephant that has spent most of her life…
20 Years of Solitary Confinement is over for this Lucky Macaque
Meet ‘Yui’ the elderly female Northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina). A few days ago we received a call from a long-term supporter of WFFT, who had been given reports of an elderly macaque in urgent need of help. Prior to the request for the help of WFFT numerous zoos had…
Another primate rescued from a life in chains meet jack the long-tailed macaque
Meet Jack the one-year-old long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) that arrived at WFFT yesterday. Along with his mother, Jack was taken from the wild to be sold and eaten as bush meat, his mother was was killed and eaten. A concerned local prevented the hunters from eating him and opted to…
Two Special Monkeys Freed from a Life in Chains… Part 2.
Over the last two days the WFFT rescue team has been out investigating numerous reports of wild animals being kept in deplorable conditions. Thankfully the rescue team were able to rescue two very special primates, ‘Tuk’ the female dusky langur (Trachypithecus obscurus) and, ‘Khai Liam’ the male stump-tailed macaque (Macaca…
Two Special Monkeys Freed from a Life in Chains… Part 1.
Over the last two days the WFFT rescue team has been out investigating numerous reports of wild animals being kept in deplorable conditions. Thankfully the rescue team were able to rescue two very special primates, ‘Tuk’ the female dusky langur (Trachypithecus obscurus) and, ‘Khai Liam’ the male stump-tailed macaque (Macaca…
Please help Nam Fon the elephant return home to the WFFT Elephant Refuge
Please help Nam Fon the elephant return home to the WFFT Elephant Refuge You may remember some of the first pachyderm residents at the WFFT Elephant Refuge, Soy Thong, Kiew Ta and Nam Fon. They lived at the WFFT Elephant Refuge from 2004-2010, along with their mahouts. Sadly after 6…
Update on the Tiger Temple Confiscations
The current confiscation of the illegally held tigers at Thailand’s Tiger Temple is becoming more and more peculiar. It has been proven on numerous occasions that the Tiger Temple has been involved in the illegal trade of at least three tigers. It has been confirmed that these three tigers disappeared…
Infant orangutan found in box outside WFFT
Early this morning an animal carry case was found dumped outside the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre, at a first glance it was thought to be a cat or dog inside the box but upon further inspection our founder Edwin Wiek saw that the box contained an infant Bornean orangutan (Pongo…
Milo the orangutan is gone!
UPDATE FRIDAY 19thof February 2016 MILO IS GONE! We are now “Searching Milo”! Yesterday the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division (NRECD) of the Royal Thai Police and Department of National Parks (DNP) agreed to investigate the case of Milo, agreeing to raid the zoo this morning. It was…
