The Elephants of Thailand Need our Help More than Ever
The month of August goes down in WFFT’s history as the month we have given refuge to more elephants than ever before. The WFFT Herd grew by 4 elephants; we now care for 29 elephants along with 700+ other rescued animals. The newest member of the herd arrived at 5AM…
How do we rescue coconut picking monkeys at WFFT?
After the recent news about coconut picking monkeys (Northern and Southern Pig-tailed Macaques) in Thailand went viral we have been overwhelmed with requests by monkey owners to take in their animals, resulting in a tricky situation for our wildlife rescue centre. Our quarantine facilities are already overrun with rescued primates…
UPDATE – The Coronavirus Crisis Continues at WFFT
Thank you to each and everyone of you who have helped us get through these terrible times. Will this crisis ever end? It seems Thailand’s borders will remain closed for the forcible future leaving us with an uncertain future. No guests and no volunteers mean no funds to run our…
Lock him up for wildlife (and throw away the key!)
To create awareness of the millions of wild animals in cages worldwide kept as pets and for exploitation in tourism our founder, Edwin Wiek, will be locked up in a cage on Friday the 10th of July. Edwin will be entering the cage, that was home to a chimpanzee in…
60 Endangered Turtles Head Home
After some time getting health checks and a quarantine period we are very happy to announce that 60 of the 65 turtles that were rescued early last month were released to a safe protected area, they will now be free to be wild once again and free from human encroachment…
The Coronavirus Crisis Continues at WFFT
We have done everything in our power to reduce costs and are just about managing to keep the place afloat. We expected that Thailand would be open to the international community by now. Our main sources of funding come from our wonderful volunteers, day visitors and lodge guests. Thailand is…
Her only source of comfort was a plastic doll…
Some of you may have followed the rescue of Maruay on our Facebook page two weeks ago. Here are some photos from the rescue and an update on how she is doing. Maruay had spent 22 years chained up outside the house of her owner after she was taken…
BREAKING NEWS – 65 Lives Saved
This morning the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed out to a building site where a pond full of endangered turtles had been filled in just days before. Most of the turtles had been taken out of the pond and temporarily stored in a toilet and a refrigerator. We answered the…
WFFT Animal Adoption Launch
The corona virus pandemic is causing havoc around the globe throughout all human societies. What happens to the rescued animals that are left in the care of these humans? Here at WFFT we have lost 85% of our regular income, no volunteers, no day visitors and no lodge guests meaning…
Photo Diary – Canoe’s First Day in his New Home
Two days ago courageous Canoe the recently rescued chimpanzee walked on soil, climbed trees and looked at the sky for the first time. This handsome boy amazed us all with his courage. Canoe has settled in to his new spacious home. Some of you may have followed the live…
Isolated for 35 Years – Canoe the City Chimp
ภาษาไทยด้านล่าง Yesterday we achieved something that just a few weeks ago seemed impossible. After weeks of discussions with the owner of a chimpanzee housed at a closed school in central Bangkok, we were finally able to free Canoe. WFFT first heard about Canoe years ago from an ex-student of the…
Back to the Forest for these Loris
ภาษาไทยด้านล่างนะครับ As the rest of the world closes down we must continue to save animals and provide care for the 700+ currently housed at WFFT. A few days ago, we released two Bengal slow loris into Thailand’s largest National Park, Kaeng Krachan. Thank you to the team at KKNP for…
