Bua Ngun the City Elephant – Retirement after 65 years
Elephants are originally wild animals; most of us know this I think. But in Thailand over 2,000 individuals are actually captive animals, most of them were born in the wild…
Four New Primates in April
We’ve made it into May with a continuous intake of new primates into the rescue centre proving that far from slowing down; the problem of monkeys and gibbons being taken…
Stump-tailed Macaques living close to nature at WFFT
See how our stump tailed macaques live in a small forest of their own! This enclosure was financially sponsored by Anouk Starrenburg. With the latest macaque habitat (sponsored by Anouk…
Ka-Ka the Malayan Barking Bear
Some villagers had poached this male sun bear cub from the forests near Laos, with the intention of selling him as a pet. They could not find a buyer quick…
Raid on Koh Samui gibbons great success!
Will this be the end of exploitation of protected wildlife on Koh Samui? one of the arrested men signing the confession In a well prepared raid by the Natural Resources…
Marine Education and Conservation Center (MECC)
A project by the Wildlife Friends of Thailand Coral reef conservation and restoration, Sea Turtle and Marine Mammal protection, Education and Research. Introduction Thailand is not only rich in…
Pai Lin, an elephant off the streets
We have a very large new resident at Wildlife Friends of Thailand. Pai Lin, an Asian elephant has come to live with us after spending many years on the city…
The Rescue of an unfortunate Macaque
The Wildlife Friends Mobile Clinic funded by “Care for the Wild International” responded to another emergency. This time we were called in by the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority and the CHo…
The Mobile Wildlide Clinic on a Bear Rescue Again !
The Wildlife Friends Mobile Clinic funded by “Care for the Wild International” responded to another emergency last week. This time it was a 10 year old Asiatic black bear who…
Repatriation of illegal orangutans to go ahead under controversial circumstances
PRESS RELEASE Repatriation of illegal orangutans to go ahead under controversial circumstances Bangkok, 20 November 2006 – It is only one more day to go before the orangutans confiscated from…
First fully equipped wildlife ambulance for Thailand!
The Wildlife Friends of Thailand was happy to implement the Mobile Wildlife Clinic project in the first half of 2006 with the generous support of Care for the Wild International,…
Siam City Cement Public company Limited to the rescue of bears and a wildlife hospital!
The Wildlife Friends of Thailand were in need of a wildlife hospital and at the same time were building a large extension to the bear enclosures with lots of enrichments…
Dolphin confiscation and rescue on Samui!
A wild caught rare pink dolphin (Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin) that was kept in a small swimming pool (left) for over three months at a resort on the island of Samui…
Six gibbons move to an island thanks to the IPPL
The IPPL island from a safe distance... After living for a few years in (nice and large) enclosures at the Wildlife Friends Rescue Center six gibbons are now living on…
Dolphins still caught for tourist shows?
A wild Indo-Chinese Humpback Dolphin or Pink Dolphin (Sousa Chinensis) has been found at a small zoo on the island of Koh Samui, a very popular tourist destination in Thailand.…
10 Gibbons and 1 Langur rescued!
The wildlife center rescue team had been called sometime ago to rescue a group of gibbons and a langur from a failed resort development outside of Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) province…
Lopburi Monkeys need our help!
The Wildlife Friends of Thailand were contacted by a group of business people from Lopburi province, and the chief veterinarian of the now defunct Lopburi monkey hospital, with a cry…
Disgusted by the fur trade and animal welfare in China!
March 2005 Although the Wildlife Friends of Thailand do not work in China we do feel the need to bring to your attention the faith of tens of thousands of…
Tsunami dolphin released back to the seas!
A little bit of good news in bad times After the December 2004 Tsunami, which struck the Souther Coast of Thailand, the Wildlife Friends of Thailand / Marine Research…
