It’s no lie that bears like honey! (🔉sound on)
Our staff found an abandoned honeycomb inside the centre, so we took it down. Then gave our rescued bears a sweet treat in the afternoon.
WFFT Wildlife Hospital
WFFT has a fully operational wildlife hospital that treats thousands of animals every year. We also offer treatment for our local community and welcome veterinary professionals and students from all over the world. Let the vets in your life know they can participate in exciting rescues, rehabilitation, and releases with…
WFFT Highlights – February 2019
-We had many releases this month! Kicking things off were 3 wild male macaques who were raiding homes. They were relocated to a safe protected area. -We have had numerous wildfires near us lately which may have contributed to why this rat snake waltzed right into our hospital. It was…
Bear Cubs Confiscated After Joint Sting Operation
Transnational Illegal Wildlife Trade monitored by Joint Asian Networks (Some details, names and places are kept private to protect our investigation methods, staff and informants identities) With the upcoming WARN ASIA Online Illegal Wildlife Trade Monitoring Workshop on 21st and 22nd of January at Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, we are delighted to share…
Mondays Be Like…
Rise and shine! Can you get through this video without yawning? https://youtu.be/rmVKYqcSaMU
WFFT 2018 RECAP
2018 was a big year for WFFT. We rescued 4 elephants, hundreds of wildlife, released hundreds more, built new enclosures for our orangutans and macaques, and secured 13 acres for future projects. We couldn’t have done any of this without our donors, sponsors, volunteers, guests, and dedicated staff. Thank you…
Jungle Gym
This dynamic bear duo (Deena and Deedo) are very cheeky and have a great sense of humor. They are often seen playing with leaves and tumbling about, so we’ve built them a little gym to climb on! https://youtu.be/80gzU5vuiaA
Weekly Roundup (Oct 16 – 31, 2018)
These highlights include the emergency rescue of a gorgeous white-thighed langur, an injured pregnant macaque, the repair of a fractured turtle shell, elephant wound care, bears feasting on honeycombs, and silly hospital infants. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/E5hghsiekis
Oompoom the Bear Undergoes Surgery
A few weeks ago the WFFT Vet Team noticed a swelling in the corner of the eye of one of our Malayan Sun Bears, Oompoon. He is 18 years old and has been at WFFT since 2004 when he was rescued from a fish market in Southern Thailand where he…
Day 2 – APE Malaysia, Air Asia and WFFT Enrichment Collaboration
On day two of the #HammockAmock Project we were lucky enough to find sometime to hand out some of the amazing new enrichments, the otters, bears and monkeys loved the new toys. Take a look here. Over the weekend we welcomed a team from @APE Malaysia and the @AirAsiaFoundation who…
Bowie and Ka Wow – Through the Eyes of Dr. John
In January 2016 a little sun bear cub arrived at WFFT and changed my life. Just a few weeks old Bowie as we called her had been sold as a pet and her mother killed for bushmeat and traditional medicine. Despite the horrors she had endured in her short life…
Laos intends to shut down Tiger Farms and Bear Bile Farms
Laos intends to shut down Tiger Farms and Bear Bile Farms The head of the Laos Democratic Republic of Laos delegation at the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference in Johannesburg in South Africa has expressed the intention to close down all tiger farms and bear bile…
Asian Bears….
There are two types of bear indigenous to Southeast Asia; the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) and the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) both species are officially listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This means that these species are likely to soon become endangered unless circumstances affecting their survival and reproduction…
