Giving “George” a second chance after 7 years in a crate
When I started the Wildlife Friends Foundation in 2001 a lot of my friends and family said I was crazy, this kind of work was something for professionals and not…
Dotty The Otty From Kho Samui is welcomed at the WFFT Centre!
This week another poor little soul has been rescued by the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team. Phil is a WFFT friend who runs a snake rescue programme on Kho Samui. He…
Meet ‘Ground’ the Latest Monkey Saved from an Abuse Past!
Meet ‘Ground’ the 8-month-old juvenile long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). She was brought to us from Chonburi by a lady who was keeping her as a pet and was concerned about…
Is this the luckiest dog in the world?
A few months ago a little old dog was found hiding in the bushes outside the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Our rescue centre is located in rural Thailand and is…
BREAKING NEWS – Joyful Moments with Joy…
After 15 years locked in a small cage with a concrete floor rescued Asiatic black bear Joy felt grass on her feet, sunlight on her skin and water on her…
Finally, some Joy in her Life…
Recently the WFFT Team heard about an Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) in dire need of help. 'Joy' was being kept in a small cage in the garden of her…
Infant Otter Arrives at WFFT Wildlife Hospital
This week we received a telephone call from a family who wanted us to provide a new home for their pet, a 4-month-old male small-clawed otter (Amblonyx cinereus). They told…
A Big Step for Mali!
Remember Mali, a female long-tailed macaque rescued last month (full story here: https://www.wfft.org/wildlife-general/rescued-pet-mali-arrives-wfft-centre/), well, after a stay in our quarantine area (where all of our residents make a temporary stay)…
Ooo arrives at WFFT
A year and a half ago, a male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) named Ooo (regarding the sounds he is making) was 'adopted' by a local family. They got Ooo after…
A New Home for Maggie & Chico
WFFT's rescued great apes Maggie and Chico are on the move 2018! Since their arrival in 2016 they have been going to forest school sessions in the Khao Luk Chang…
Rescuing Wildlife, the Harsh Reality…
Recently the WFFT Wildlife Hospital Rescue Team were called by a local woman working at Khao Yoi Temple about a female long-tailed macaque who fell from a tree and could…
Meet Pearl! Another Broken Soul who will Break your Heart
Just few weeks old! Separated from her mother! Took away from a life that every wild animal should have: away from human abuses... That is the sad story of our…
Gan Da wants to be part of the VIP herd!
We already know Poom Puang and Thong Ma’s friendship has blossomed. But it looks like someone try to get closer (slowly but surely). Indeed, Gan Da, who usually prefers to…
Wildlife Trade
PRESS RELEASE On February 4th 2018 rangers of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife received intelligence that a group of poachers were active in the jungle of Thungyai Naresuan*…
Loridzillas strike at WFFT!
A few days ago 2 new residents, Ling-Ling & La La arrived at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. These rather large Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) were previously kept as…
WFFT Attends the First Animal Welfare Law Enforcement Meeting
29th January 2018 – The first Animal Welfare Law Enforcement meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand. This meeting was cosponsored by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand and Soi Dog Foundation. Thailand’s…
WFFT Wildlife Rescue Team: Rescued Rosy Released back into the Wild!!!
Yesterday was one of those good days for which the WFFT Team works so hard to achieve. A successful Rescue, Repair, Rehabilitate, and Release is a very rewarding part of…
Child’s Living Toy Rescued!
On Monday afternoon we received a call about a baby Dusky Langur that had been found on a rubber plantation in the south of Thailand. Despite the prospect of a…
Rescued ‘pet’ Mali arrives to the WFFT Centre.
At the end of last week, a woman living in the village of Tha Karm, not to far from the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre, ask to WFFT Vet Team to…
Welcome Jimmy – A new Civet joined our Community
A few days ago, a man brought an adult male Common Palm Civet named Jimmy, to the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. As the man explained by phone to our Vet…
