Fun Facts Friday
Did you know the Siamang is considered the largest and loudest member of the gibbon family?
Project 4 Gibbons April, Whisky, and Soda Moved to New Refurbished Island Home
Keep an eye on gibbons family April, Whisky, and Soda walked across the rope bridge to their new island, while we make improvements to their main one.
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…
Weekly Roundup (Nov 1 to 15, 2018)
These highlights include a gibbon who swallowed a nail, our latest elephant rescue befriending two other eles, a rescued macaque becoming a foster mother, peafowls having their flight feathers trimmed, a cute hedgehog, and juvenile macaques frolicking in their new pool. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/GHg1ErzDp7Y
Lodge Experience
Calum Currie, a recent WFFT lodge guest and visual artist, made a video for us that beautifully captures the spirit of WFFT! If you can't stay for a week+ as a volunteer, this is what you may see on one of our guided tours or eco-lodge stays. https://youtu.be/C_G8CgnZkzk
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
International Gibbon Day 2018
Happy International Gibbon Day! Here is a compilation of stories for several of our rescued gibbons. https://youtu.be/se7jA9rOnJE
Weekly Roundup (September 21 – 30, 2018)
Highlights of this week feature gibbons, elephants, boars, a loris, a juvenile macaque, and domestic animals. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRQapO8haww&feature=youtu.be
Weekly Roundup (September 14 – 20, 2018)
We are trialing a new way to show you WFFT stories. In this weekly video you will find elephant and orangutan updates, cute babies, rescues, a release, and several surgeries at our wildlife hospital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwHR1tjmEc
Monkey Vs Ape
Here’s a very cute demonstration of the basic differences between monkeys and apes! No apes have tails while most monkeys do. Apes also tend to swing from branch to branch while monkeys tend to jump and run along them. Mee Na is a 6 month old white handed gibbon and…
UPDATE – Temple Rescue
Take a look at the Temple Animal Rescue Mission from last month. Check out the rescued animals enjoying their new home. See the full story here: https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/breaking-news-105-animals-saved-part-1/ https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/breaking-news-105-animals-saved-part-2/ Well done to the whole team and thank you to all that made this rescue possible.
Gibbon Family Moves To Their New Island Home in Project 4
Bam, an endangered white handed gibbon, first came to WFFT after being kept illegally as a pet in Bangkok. She is now 17 years old and gave birth to Bowie four years ago at WFFT as well as Stardust in February of this year. Bowie and Stardust were fathered by…
Freedom Boogie!
We recently released a family of four gibbons onto a new island for their rehabilitation. Enjoy this gif and stay tuned for more process photos and updates!
BREAKING NEWS — 105 Animals Saved (Part 2)
Having finally agreed to hand over the animals, after months of negotiations and changes of mind, the WFFT Rescue Team had to act as quickly as possible before the Abbot had another change of heart. The rescue team are well experienced in handling all the various species, but have never…
BREAKING NEWS — 105 Animals Saved (Part 1)
On Tuesday the 16thof August 2018 the WFFT Rescue Team headed out on their biggest rescue operation yet. We had received numerous complaints from concerned members of the public regarding a variety of wild and domestic animals being held at temple in Rayong Province. A few weeks ago we visited…
