WFFT does not encourage or promote the unnecessary breeding of captive wildlife however accidents sometimes happen. And here is Peach (his mothers name is Lukwa, Plum in Thai), a baby dusky langur who first see the light of the day just last week. He is doing good with his mom Lukwa.…
What a joy when residents, after having a terrible life because of humans, can finally act like they should have always done. You maybe have followed the recent progress of Bobo and Nam Phet, and their successful introduction with Silver, well, you will be more than happy to know they…
Earlier this week we received a telephone call from a human rescue team in the South of Thailand about an injured monkey in need of emergency rescue. The animal in question was a female dusky langur (Trachypithecus obscurus), she had been involved a collision with a road vehicle and has…
Last evening, a local girl brought a male young Bengal slow Loris into the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre (Nycticebus bengalensis) that our staff called Kermit (after Froggy and Toady, it was an evidence). The woman explained to us that she went to a restaurant with her brother, and saw Kermit.…
For the second time this month, Bobo the female Southern pig-tailed Macaque rescued at the beginning of October 2017, who already found a friend in Nam Phet, also a female Southern Pig-tailed Macaque, rescue in August of this year ( See the full story of this touching friendship here: https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/friendship-first-sight-endless-cuddly-moment-bobo-nam-phet/…
Over the last few days, two lonely souls have been reintroduced to their kin. Both had been poached from the wild when they were babies and kept as pets till their rescues. And instantly... Instinctively, they knew they were monkeys again! Remember, Bobo a female Southern pig-tailed Macaque rescued beginning…
Do you remember Joe the macaque that spent 25 years in solitary confinement, in a trash filled box in Bangkok? The start of Joe's story is harrowing. Thanks to all those throughout the world who were moved by Joe's story, and supported us. See rescue video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVl8vuODmE Joe was rescued…
Meet Bobo - a 5-year-old female Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) who had been kept as a pet for five years in Samut Songkhram, south of Bangkok. She was purchased illegally from Facebook for 5000THB when she was approximately 3 months old by international resident. The lady in question is…
Meet little Froggy the infant Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalis) who brought into the WFFT Wildlife Hospital yesterday evening. He had been found on the floor outside a temple in Phetchaburi by a monk, he was saved from being eaten by the dogs at the temple. It seems he had…
Two young male Northern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca leonina) who were rescued just over a year ago have been successfully integrated into a troop of 17 other macaques, and now call a huge open field their home. Prior to being rescued these young boys had spent the first few years of…
Yesterday two very special female macaques were rescued. Both had been kept as pets at separate locations in the city of Bangkok, their ‘owners’ had decided that they no longer wanted to care for them and had contacted WFFT for help. So yesterday the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team headed to…
A few days ago, the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team received a phone call from a local primary school about a rogue male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) sneaking around the children and stealing food. He spent most of the time in the tallest tree within the school grounds, this made his…
Do you remember little Mongkood..? The infant Northern pig-tailed macaque who arrived at WFFT in March of this year. He is now approximately 16 months old, and in the very near future he will again meet his own species after a period of hand rearing by the WFFT Vet Team.…
What happens when captive wild animals used in entertainment venues become aggressive towards their masters? The answer is often one filled with desolate bleakness. That was the case for these two endangered primates, until yesterday they were living in a human made hell. After spending the last decade locked away…
WFFT rescues and rehabilitates 100’s of primates each year, many of them are able to return home back to the wild, but sadly for many, this is not the case. We often rescue macaques that have been kept as pets for years and years, in some instances spending decades alone,…
Jo Jo the rescued long-tailed macaque here at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand Wildlife Rescue Centre has found himself a new best friend, in the form of Alan the stray domestic cat. Little Alan appeared in the newlands area a few weeks ago and has taken up residence in the…
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