Here is the story of Somsri. A female Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) who is five-and-a-half-years old. The ‘owner’ of Somsri contacted WFFT to ask if we could provide a home for her after realising that they did not have the correct legal paperwork to keep her. She was kept for…
Meet ‘Ground’ the 8-month-old juvenile long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). She was brought to us from Chonburi by a lady who was keeping her as a pet and was concerned about legal issues with a wild animal. We have received an endless amount of reports of animals in need since the…
คำแถลงการณ์จากมูลนิธิเพื่อนสัตว์ป่า เรื่อง ลิงแสม “มะลิ” • เมื่อวันที่ 20 มกราคม 2561 ทางมูลนิธิได้รับการติดต่อจากเจ้าของลิงว่า มีสัตว์ป่าคุ้มครองชนิด ลิงแสม เพศเมีย ชื่อ มะลิ อายุ 3 ปี ต้องการมอบให้ทางมูลนิธิรับมาดูแล เนื่องจากลิงเริ่มมีอาการดุร้ายและกัดเจ้าของ บางครั้งมีอาการซึมเศร้า และเกรงว่ามะลิจะทำร้ายคนอื่นอีก อีกทั้งต้องการให้มะลิมีเพื่อน และมีความเป็นอยู่ที่ดีขึ้น • ทีมสัตวแพทย์ของทางมูลนิธิจึงเดินทางเข้าไปรับลิง ในวันที่ 21 มกราคม 2561 พบลิงแสมเพศเมีย รูปร่างอ้วน มีอาการเครียด ถูกล่ามเชือกไว้บริเวณเอวผูกกับต้นไม้ เจ้าของให้ข้อมูลว่า ได้ซื้อมะลิมาเมื่อ 3 ปีที่แล้ว โดยปกติมะลิจะถูกล่ามเชือกไว้ที่หน้าบ้านตอนกลางวัน ในเวลากลางคืนจะนำมะลิเข้าไปนอนในบ้านด้วยกัน และเคยฉีดยาคุมให้มะลิ 2 ครั้ง เพื่อลดความก้าวร้าว • เจ้าของได้เดินทางมาส่งมะลิด้วยกับทีมสัตวแพทย์ในวันนั้น มะลิถูกจัดอยู่ในกรง ในโซนเขตกักโรคเป็นเวลา 4 สัปดาห์ก่อน…
Remember Mali, a female long-tailed macaque rescued last month (full story here: https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/rescued-pet-mali-arrives-wfft-centre/), well, after a stay in our quarantine area (where all of our residents make a temporary stay) for observation and to adjust to her new environment, she has been moved to the side enclosure of the big…
Earlier last week, one of our precious residents, a blonde white-handed gibbon who has been happily living with her partner on a gibbon island at WFFT's Project 4, gave birth. April (find her full story here: www.wfft.org/primates/four-new-primates-in-april/) in now a first time mommy! Despite the fact she arrived when she…
Here is an update on little Pearl, the orphan macaque who was handed over to WFFT just last week. We assume she is still missing her mother but she is surprisingly settling in well with her new surrogate parents at the WFFT Wildlife Hospital. She loves to cuddle her teddies…
A year and a half ago, a male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) named Ooo (regarding the sounds he is making) was 'adopted' by a local family. They got Ooo after his mother had died. The poor orphan monkey would have been a similar age to Pearl when he was taken…
Recently the WFFT Wildlife Hospital Rescue Team were called by a local woman working at Khao Yoi Temple about a female long-tailed macaque who fell from a tree and could not move. The macaque in question had a young infant so the situation was even more urgent. When the Rescue…
Just few weeks old! Separated from her mother! Took away from a life that every wild animal should have: away from human abuses... That is the sad story of our new rescue. We cannot say that we are happy to introduce you 'Pearl', a so cute female baby long-tailed macaque…
Last month we told you the story of a young female long-tailed macaque who had been hit by a car (https://www.wfft.org/…/yesterdays-emergency-case-macaque-h…/). We named her Ursula. What happened to little Ursula is a real miracle. Very soon after her arrival she fell into a coma, the WFFT Wildlife Hospital Vet Team…
After the successful release of Rosy last week (http://bit.ly/2DTSjHu), we received a phone call from the Phetchaburi Livestock Department. This time it is a male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) who had been found on the side of the road, probably hit by a car and who could not use his…
On Monday afternoon we received a call about a baby Dusky Langur that had been found on a rubber plantation in the south of Thailand. Despite the prospect of a 16-hour round trip drive the team wasted no time in setting off to rescue this little monkey. Baby langurs are…
At the end of last week, a woman living in the village of Tha Karm, not to far from the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre, ask to WFFT Vet Team to come to take her monkey away. A family member told the Rescue Team to come pick up a baby female…
Recently rescued macaque juveniles, Mongkood, Fa Sai and Durian have recently been introduced to one another forming a mini macaque troop. These rescued orphans are happily once again forming bonds with members of the same species. Once these guys are a little older they will be able to leave the…
Last week some local people brought in a juvenile long-tailed macaque (macaca fascicularis). They had found him one month prior to bringing him into the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre after he had been attacked by a cat. Initially they thought keeping him as a pet was a good idea but…
Last week the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed out on a long rescue mission to Koh Samui, an island in Southern Thailand. The animals in need of rescue were 3 adult Northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina), 1 male and 2 females. The male named Khai, was being used as a…
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