Update – Tiger Temple – Is it nearing the end of the sanctuary of hell………?
The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand is pleased to see that National Geographic has presented to the world evidence concerning the disgraceful actions of the Tiger Temple Thailand. The evidence presented has been collected over many years by numerous individuals and organizations, which have tried to expose the atrocities behind closed…
Slow loris dies shortly after arrival
A few days ago a slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) was brought for urgent medical treatment. He had been found in the garden of a concerned local who had kept him for 1 month prior contacting us. Sadly he died shortly after arrival. The results of the postmortem found that…
WFFT New Otter Complex
We are almost half way through the construction of the new WFFT Otter Complex. We are creating a large open field enclosure on the 'Mid Lands' area of the WFFT Rescue Centre. The new enclosure will have two large pools, waterfalls, streams and specially constructed burrows and dens to…
Ivory openly for sale in Phuket
Our WFFT founder Edwin Wiek is currently in Phuket and has visited a few jewelry shops and outlets and found that ivory is openly sold to foreign tourists, especially Chinese citizens. This is contrary to Thailand's promise to stop the illegal ivory trade, and shows once again that a "legal"…
Sugar glider handed over to WFFT
A female sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) named 'Kong Kang' has been handed over to WFFT after her owner decided that she needed better care. Kong Kang was purchased as a pet 2.5 years ago and has spent the majority of her time in a very small cage. As you can…
UPDATE ON TIGER TEMPLE!
On Wednesday the 19th of January the last talks will be held between the Ministry of National Resources and Department of National Parks (DNP) and the tiger temple. These talks will be probably resulting in the removal of at least 75 tigers from the temple to a Government rescue center.…
10 Freshwater Turtles Return Back to the Wild.
Today we released 10 freshwater turtles that have spent some time at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue after being rescued due to varying circumstances. Concerned members of the public often bring turtles to us after finding them in a road or in their gardens. After being given the all clear by…
A reticulated python returns to the forest.
A few days ago a large reticulated python (Python reticulatus) was found in the Gibbon Rehabilitation Forest at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. For his own safety and for the safety of the animals in our care we made the decision to re-locate this beautiful snake to a more suitable…
Chok Dee and Jele Update
Do you remember the rescues of Jele and Chok Dee early last month? They have both been slowly introduced to another one our elderly residents, Rung Thip, this little mini herd are getting along very well. We have now transferred them to a larger forested enclosure in the 'Midlands' area…
Is this the final rescue of 2015…………?
Yesterday we received a call from a lady who had been bitten by one of her two pet macaques; the injury that was sustained required 70 stiches. The lady in question had two pet macaques living in squalid conditions in her garden; they were kept in very small, dirty dilapidated…
Another electrocution victim….
Yesterday we received a call about a critically injured Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis). The WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team rushed to the aid of this injured animal that had been found by some concerned local people, unable to move near a busy road. After being electrocuted by exposed power lines…
‘Big Brother’ the long-tailed macaque returns home
'Big Brother' the adult male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) that had a serious arm injury has made a full recovery and been returned home. He has spent a few months at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre to allow his wounds to mend. The other members of his troop warmly welcomed…
