The Journey Home
After 5 and half hours on a Indonesian military airplane the WFFT Team and 14 orangutans arrived safely in Indonesia. Here are some images taken during the flight home. Previous story and images can be found here http://bit.ly/1kTRoth
Jarvis the otter arrives at WFFT
'Jarvis' a female oriental small-clawed otter has been handed over to WFFT. Her owner purchased her a year ago from a captive breeder and decided to find a more suitable home. After researching various locations in Thailand they decided that WFFT would be the best place for Jarvis to socialize…
After six years of waiting they are finally on the way home!!!
Edwin and the team are currently flying to Jakarta, Indonesia to return 14 orangutans back to their homeland. WFFT has been campaigning for them to be repatriated since they were smuggled into Thailand almost a decade ago. All at WFFT are delighted to see them finally return home. The official…
The orangutans are almost home!!!
The time is almost here for 14 confiscated orangutans to finally be returned home to Indonesia. The animals have been held for almost 7 years after being confiscated from private zoos in southern Thailand. Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, founded by Edwin Wiek, have campaigned heavily, fighting for their repatriation and…
Confiscated pangolins returned to the wild!
Treatment and rehabilitation a success! After one week of treatment and rehabilitation we have returned 48 pangolins back to the wild last night, on several secret locations. The WFFT/LWRC wildlife rescue team joined Lao government law enforcement officials on a mission to return the freedom to these magnificent animals.…
Large Pangolin Rescue on Thai-Lao border
PRESS RELEASE Large confiscation of pangolins arrive at WFFT / Lao Wildlife Rescue Centre Yesterday Laos PDR enforcement officials confiscated 81 pangolins at a checkpoint on the border between Thailand and Laos. As the Laos Wildlife Rescue is the only multi-species wildlife rescue center in Laos PDR the officials…
We have a bear cub
WFFT does not encourage or promote the unnecessary breeding of captive wildlife however accidents do occasionally happen. Many of you may know the rescued Malayan sun bears Kaka and Gallamair, they have been at our rescue centre for around six years and had been living together since they were…
It was sadly to late to save this long-tailed macaque
We received a call from the Petchaburi Livestock Department for assistance with an injured long-tailed macaque. A concerned monk had brought the injured macaque to the livestock dept. from Wat Khao Wang in Petchaburi for urgent veterinary treatment. Someone had shot this adult male macaque, the WFFT Rescue Team…
Rescued slow loris brought to WFFT
A slow loris that was rescued by Junie and her team at Lanta Animal Welfare (LAW) in Koh Lanta has been brought into the WFFT Wildlife Hospital. The loris was found weak and severely malnourished by a public road. As LAW specilize in the care of dogs and cats,…
The bears in LAOS need your help!
Laos Wildlife Rescue Center presents you with an un-BEAR-lievable volunteer opportunity! Have you ever wanted to see instant results from your donated time or money volunteering? Are you up for a challenge and want to be part of something really special, which will radically change the lives of some very…
More arrests on gibbon exploitation
The war on gibbon exploitation continues! Yesterday, the 14th of October, police and DNP officials raided several houses on Koh Samui Island after WFFT made again a detailed complaint about the use of illegally obtained gibbons in tourism. The gibbons were used day and night as photo-props on the beaches…
Pig-tailed macaques scares villagers
Relocating a handsome boy! A fully grown male pig-tailed macaque has been scaring villagers in Petchburi province for a few days this week. After villagers could no longer feel safe in their houses they called WFFT to catch and relocate the big boy! The macaque probably came from Kaengkrachan National…
