Island Gibbon Family Update
The WFFT Gibbon Rehabilitation Islands provide a perfect naturalistic environment for gibbons that we aim to return back to the wild. The largest of the 8 gibbon rehabilitation islands is currently occupied by Tangkwah, the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) and her 'family', made up of 5 other rescued adult gibbons…
Shot by poachers, a loris is rescued
Rescued just in time! A slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) was shot by poachers in a protected forest area in Petchburi, Thailand. The loris was able to climb into a tree and hide for a while, but came down after a while as it was weakended by the shot that went…
This is one ‘Lucky’ elephant
Lucky the elephant arrived at WFFT's Elephant Refuge late last night. A full assessment of her health is currently underway including blood samples, which have already been taken today. During this time she will be quarantined at the WFFT Elephant Hospital, becoming our first ever patient. She is severely malnourished,…
Black Baza rescued after poisoning on migration route
Last Saturday on the way to work a member of the WFFT team came across an injured bird. The bird was brought into the WFFT wildlife hospital and was promptly identified as a black baza (Aviceda leuphotes), a small bird of prey. It was found along the roadside without the…
Two lorises are rescued and re-homed at WFFT
WFFT recently received a visit from a couple that had kept two lorises as pets, they were leaving Thailand and wished to find new homes for the lorises. They had researched to find the best possible home for 'Lilka and Lisek' and decided the facilities of WFFT were most suitable.…
Happy 1st Birthday Princess!!!
We recently celebrated baby Princesses (Pin's) 1st birthday with a festivity of balloons, mountains of fresh fruit and an expertly carved bamboo birthday cake. Pin, her mother Pun and her two ever attentive aunties; Kaew Petch and La Ong Dao went into the grassland area of the WFFT Elephant Refuge…
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…
