Gibbons exchange a cage for tall trees

IPPL/ARCUS provide funds to put gibbons back in the trees (where they belong)

Five rescued juvenile white-handed gibbons moved yesterday from a spacious enclosure to an open field with large trees, after WFFT received a grant from IPPL (International Primate Protection League) and the ARCUS Foundation.

The gibbons that were rescued from private owners and the Bangkok weekend market a few years ago can now swing from tree to tree and sleep in the tops of the trees, a step closer to release back to the wild. All five gibbons named Kapi, Tengkwa, April, Euro and Whiskey were confused with the new surrounding, the space and of course the different fencing, but after a few hours they were already playing all over the field and foraging for food!

See here some of the photos of their first day back in the trees. White handed gibbons are one of 4 gibbon species found in the wild in Thailand. Gibbons are primates and are an endangered species.

We plan to release these gibbons back into the wild, if funds permit.