With additional animals to care for including 4 recently rescued elephants, an otter, and numerous primates including Pang Pang the orphaned infant langur we are once again asking for your help. WFFT’s financial reserves are lower than ever before. Without your support rescuing orphans like Pang Pang will no longer…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Now that the fishing cat kittens are growing up fast, it is time to upgrade their home. We recently moved them into a larger enclosure with multiple climbing platforms, trees, bushes and even their own swimming pool! They immediately went for a swim in the new pool; ran around and…
The international outbreak of the Covid-19 (Corona) virus is now in its third month and is seriously showing effects at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre and Elephant Refuge. Our main sources of funding come from our wonderful volunteers, the day visitors and lodge guests. As tourism numbers have been plummeting…
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