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…
Support the campaign to free Milo the orangutan
Milo needs your help! Milo is a 13 year old Orangutan who has spent her life in terrible conditions in Phuket Zoo, Thailand. She is a living in a dark concrete box that is closed with a roller blind, and gets no light. For the hours she is outside,…
A rare flying fox arrives at WFFT
This morning a Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) was brought into the WFFT Wildlife Hospital for medical treatment after being found unable to fly in a forested area in the city of Ayutthaya. Following a medical examination of 'Batty', as he has been named, we found that he has a…
Albino African pygmy hedgehog rescued
We received a call this morning from a nun at temple in Phetchaburi after she had taken in an African pygmy hedgehog that was going to be released into the wild at the temple. These animals are not native to Thailand so releasing him to wild would be irresponsible. These…
Electrocuted Macaque Sparkie Returns Home
'Sparkie' the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) returns home after spending the past 6 months recovering at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Back in August of last year he was electrocuted after climbing on exposed power lines, he then fell into a busy road and collided with a moving vehicle. He…
East-Asian Porcupine rescue
This Monday morning our week started with a busy day in our wildlife hospital. A malayan porcupine that was kept at a temple in Prachuapkhirikhan province was brought in with a bleeding nose and our veterinary team quickly started with a diagnose and treatment. The porcupine has a huge swelling…
Burmese Python Returns to the Forest
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) that was found in a road not too far from the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre last week has been released into a protected area not to far from WFFT. He spent just over a week in our care to ensure he was eating properly and…
