Volunteers

12 October 2021 is Giving Day for Apes. Help WFFT's rescued apes get the care they need after being abused at the hands of humans. Every donation helps us win $1000s in prizes.

Chocolate was rescued from the illegal pet trade when he was a tiny baby – only two months old. His mother was killed for bushmeat and he was sold to be destined for a miserable life as a photo prop.

WFFT Founder, Edwin Wiek, found this Rufous-winged Buzzard lying on the side of the road. He was very weak.

This poor macaque was electrocuted and then fell to the ground where he was attacked by dogs.

Elephant, Alicia has been at WFFT for four years. Before this, Alicia was forced to work in a trekking camp for giving rides to tourists.

Mickey arrived in July with a broken leg & many wounds. He was recently successfully released back to the wild following his rehabilitation.

31 August marked this 70-year-old elephant’s first anniversary at WFFT, where there are no more rides, and no more chains.

Today is International Primate Day. To mark this day, we want to share King’s story – then and now. Many of our ex-volunteers will know this beloved white-handed gibbon at WFFT. But not everyone knows his story… 

We are offering a 15% discount on volunteer stays at our wildlife rescue centre between November - April 2022. So book now!

This is Tao getting a health check. Tao is one of the very handsome long-tailed macaques recently re-homed from the zoo in Koh Samui.

Five monkeys, all with unique and terrible pasts, are now living together as a family. Introducing you to the babies: Lily, Gwarn, Somchai and Im Un, and their new foster mum, Pitcha.

Zeus not only survived his terrible electrocution, but this strong-willed boy has since been released back to the wild.