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…
Maggie & Chico Explore Their New Home
Check out the full story here: https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/and-the-orangutans-are-out/
WFFT Position Opening – Tour and Education Guide มูลนิธิเพื่อนสัตว์ป่าเปิดรับสมัครมัคคุเทศก์ด้านการศึกษา 1 ตำแหน่ง
Job Description WFFT runs a successful day trip program into which we welcome quests from all over the world to visit the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre to explore our centre and learn about the work we do. We are looking for a wildlife loving hardworking team player to join our…
And the Orangutans Are Out!!!
Yesterday rescued orangutans Maggie and Chico spent their first morning out exploring their new special habitat here at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Having spent the first two years of their lives at WFFT going on daily forest walks with surrogate father Shawn and his team this is an enormous…
On the way to a New Home – Maggie and Chico
WFFT’s resident great apes, Maggie and Chico the critically endangered orangutans, are now much closer to their wonderful new home. We have moved them from their old night enclosure to a new side enclosure connected to the new huge open forest area we have created for them. During the move…
Noris the Loris – The Unwanted Pet Left to Fend for Himself
Yesterday the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to a call for help from a teacher of a local primary school. They had found a Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) that had taken refuge inside the school on some power cables outside one of the class rooms. They were initially worried…
Final Preparations for the Big Move…
The WFFT Staff and Volunteers have been busy with the final preparations for the big move of our beloved rescued orangutans Maggie and Chico. They will move into a huge open air enclosure with lots of amazing things to keep them happy and stimulated. Watch this space for updates of…
The Arrival of a Little Miracle…
Last week the WFFT Rescue Team headed out to assist a human rescue NGO in Phetchaburi with the rescue of a wild long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) who had been viciously attacked by street dogs. The team were saddened to find an elderly female macaque who was both blind and deaf,…
Update On Temple Dogs
On a recent trip to Cha-Am, the WFFT vet team made a detour to visit the temple dogs they treated a month ago for mange. There was a party at the temple so they couldn't spot all the dogs, but the ones they did see looked completely different. Can you…
Yai, The Bear With A Sore Head
Recently, some swelling was found on the face of Yai, our Asiatic Black Bear. She was sedated and brought to the WFFT Wildlife Hospital to be examined and X-rayed. It was discovered that Yai had a fractured upper canine tooth that had become infected. This had caused a tooth root…
Update – Long-tailed Macaque ‘Jeng’
Four weeks ago the WFFT Vet Team were called by Kasetsart University to help with a young female long-tailed macaque 'Jeng'. We were told she had been attacked by another macaque on the beach in Hua Hin and taken to the university for treatment. See more of the rescue story…
