WFFT vs DNP update May 13th, three months since the raid…
Update May 13th, three months since the raid… The latest news on the confiscated 103 wild animals from the Wildlife Friends Foundation is that we still do not know anything…
WFFT requests DNA checks on confiscated animals NOW!
WFFT wants DNA checks on confiscated animals NOW! On February 27th 2012 the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand asked in an official letter for the urgent return of 16 wild animals…
In reply to the official statement of DNP to embassies worldwide
After one month of sending letters and questions raised by supporters of Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) and Elephant Nature Park (ENP) to Thai embassies around the world, with numerous…
Melee over wildlife issue gathers steam / WFFT replies!
Melee over wildlife issue gathers steam Bangkokpost 22-03-2012 (under the article Edwin replies to the untruths and accusations) UPDATE: My reply printed in the Bangkok post on Friday 23-03-2012 http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/285571/wildlife-foundation-head-sets-the-record-straight…
Confiscated wild animals die at the hands of DNP negligence!
Confiscated wild animals die at the hands of DNP negligence! PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20th, 2012 – Bangkok, Petchaburi, Lampang Reports that 2 gibbons and 1 elephant have…
Wildlife law enforcement and double standards in Thailand
By Edwin Wiek – WFFT March 15, 2012 A notorious wildlife trader was busted by the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division (NRECD) and Department of National Parks (DNP) in…
Wildlife law enforcement and double standards
By Edwin Wiek – WFFT March 15, 2012 A notorious wildlife trader was busted by the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division (NRECD) and Department of National Parks (DNP) in…
Protest at Thai embassy London in support of WFFT
On 2 March 2012, roughly 30 WFFT volunteers, and other WFFT supporters from around the United Kingdom and other nations, gathered outside the Thai Embassy in London to show their…
Recent attacks on NGO’s in Thailand
Over the last few days several NGO’s have been raided, some might say attacked, by government officials looking for irregularities on ownership and registration of captive elephants and rescued wildlife,…
Trip to 7-Eleven leads Bangkok police to tiger butchers
UPDATE JANUARY 31st 2013 by EDWIN: The mastermind behind this slaughterhouse and the owner of the protected animals has been found NOT GUILTY in court today. It is against the…
Thai elephants being killed for tourist dollars
Edwin Wiek Special to The Nation (story printed in The Nation on Tuesday 24 January 2012) http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Thai-elephants-are-being-killed-for-tourist-dollar-30174341.html News on elephants in Thailand since the start of this year has been…
MEOW! A tiger undergoing an MRI scan
Care for the wild sponsors Meows further treatment! Our Tiger, Meow, was rescued in 2001 by WFFT (Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand), from a gas-station in Central Thailand. Meow was kept…
WFFT – Looking for Volunteer Co-ordinator
After almost 3 years working at WFFT as volunteer coordinator, Tommy Taylor has decided to move on looking for a further career in wildlife conservation. Tommy has made a great…
Meow treatment Nov 2011, not ready to give up yet
I already told my friends that I was really worried about Meow the tiger who has been struggling for the last few months. After treatment with some painkillers in the…
What is the role of ASEAN-WEN?
Special to The Nation Published 24 July, 2011 Dear Sir(s), Madam, On behalf of the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) I would like to express my deepest concern about…
The “old ladies” getting a new spacious home!
Nobody cares for Macaques like we do Yesterday afternoon saw the relocation of several macaques into a brand new macaque field at the WFFT Wildlife Rescue Centre. Work began on…
See Puak the Elephant Rescued
Late last night, female elephant See Puak finally arrived at the WFFT Elephant Refuge & Education Centre, after a 12 hour drive from the elephant camp in Surin which she…
Dodo & Dee Na Together at Christmas
Dodo & Dee Na Together at Christmas Back in May 2009, Dodo the male Malayan Sun Bear came to WFFT after being rescued from a pig farm in Ratchaburi. He…
All Change For The Ellies!
Soy Thong It was all change for the elephants yesterday at the WFFT Elephant Refuge and Education Centre (EREC), as paddocks and enclosures were rotated and elephants were paired up…
New Malayan Sun Bear Handed Over to WFFT
On Tuesday 23rd February, a 3 month old Malayan Sun Bear arrived at the WFFT wildlife hospital. She was handed in by her owner, a farmer, who stated that he…
