1. Do NOT purchase gibbons, or products derived from gibbons. Many animals are poached each year to be used for the pet trade or to make exotic merchandise. These activities are often illegal, and are always detrimental to the wild animal populations. For many species, humans are the worst predator.
2. Do NOT take photographs with illegal baby gibbons in exchange for money. If you see any illegal gibbon trade or illegal poachers, please inform the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Department or local police. Unfortunately, the GRP does not have the authority to confiscate these gibbons, but would be more than happy to forward the information.
These animals are taken from the wild and exploited as tourist attractions. In the case of wild gibbons, the parents are killed in order to obtain the baby gibbon. The baby gibbon does not always survive the fall from the canopy once the mother is killed, so in most cases, many gibbons are killed to obtain just one baby. If these actions continue to be financially supported by tourists, gibbons will one day be extinct. To have a gibbon in captivity has been illegal since 1992, but it is still a large problem. If you see an illegal wildlife trade or illegal poachers, please inform the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Department or local police. Unfortunately, the WARF does not have the legal authority to confiscate these animals, but we would be more than happy to forward the information to those who do. If you have seen any of pet trade report us.
3. By supporting the conservation of the rainforest you are protecting the gibbons' habitat and preventing the main cause for their endangered status - deforestation. In doing this, you are protecting crucial habitat for Thailand 's wildlife and endangered species. The main cause of most species' endangered status is deforestation. You should avoid purchasing products which are obtained from the rainforest through habitat destruction.
4. Become a volunteer for the GRP!
Interested to be volunteer please contact volunteer@warthai.org You can also donate your time by becoming a volunteer for one of the WARF projects. Our volunteers help with various tasks, including animal care and maintenance, educating tourists and the local community about our conservation efforts, and various administrative tasks when necessary. It is a great opportunity to become directly involved in the conservation of Thailand 's wildlife, and to gain knowledge regarding endangered species protection and wildlife care. We are always in need of volunteers to help achieve our goals and reach out to the international community on Thailand 's conservation issues.
If you have an education in any of the following areas there could be a great opportunity for you to gain experience in the field and develop your skills, while helping a worthwhile cause and learning about life in a totally different culture.
• Biology, Zoology, Primatology
• Botany, Ecology, Conservation
• Education, ecotourism
Here volunteers can help in the care of our rescued gibbons, and can assist our efforts to return these small intelligent arboreal apes to their natural habitat and to protect their natural habitat through public education. Volunteers make a donation to the GRP as well as giving their time and energy.
5. Make a donation to the project.The WARF/GRP is a Non Government Organization. It is currently funded by donations from the public visiting our Centre for Conservation Education and Fundraising at Bang Pae Waterfall and from our volunteer programme. We also have donation boxes in various locations throughout Phuket. We constantly need money to provide cages, food, veterinary care and scientific equipment for the project. The Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand (WARF), our parent organization, contributes during low seasons and when an expensive necessity is required. Cash donations can be sent directly to our account: Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand Thailand A/C # 573-0-158143 Bangkok Bank, Thalang branch.
6. Purchase merchandise or Adopt a gibbon- The small profit goes toward the maintenance and upkeep of the project! The WARF carries merchandise which is available for purchase. From the T-shirts to gibbon dolls, all proceeds are used to support our projects and care for our animals. If you are interested in purchasing any of our merchandise, please visit (our giftshop page). We also run an adoption program for some of our gibbons and macaques. In adopting an animal, you receive an adoption pack which contains information about our projects, as well as a photo of your chosen animal, and a brief description of how they came to be in our care. You receive a monthly newsletter containing updates from within the project, and an update on your chosen animal after 6 months. Included in the adoption price is a T-shirt or polo shirt of your choice.
7. Other help!
We also welcome any other support that you or your organization can offer. Examples include assistance with medicines, medical equipment, materials for cages and enrichment or new cages. People, companies and universities are invited to help us with sponsorship of education material, our website and other work we may be doing that is not within our limited budget. Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions.
Phuket Governors
Phuket Governor |
Talang District Officers |
Paklock Subdistrict Officers |
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Mr. Niran Kamlayanamitr
Former Governor of Phuket
National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department
Director General of DNP
02-5796886#803
Wildlife Conservation Director
02-5614836#771
Mr. Awat Nitikul
Chief of the Khao Phra Theaw Non-hunting Area
06-6897040
Our Advisor
Warren Y. Brockelman, Ph.D.
Mahidol University
Biology, Faculty of Science
Salaya Campus, Buddhamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand
wybrock@cscoms.com Tel. 662-889-2672 Fax. 662-889-2671
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Great Ape Conservation Fund
Fred Bagley
Division of International Conservation
Department of the interior
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 730
Arlington, Virginia 22203
supporting our
Gibbon Re-introduction and Long- term Conservation Education Program
at Khao Phra Theaw non-hunting area Programme
Embassy of the United States of America
Ted Osius
Regional Environmental Affairs Officer,
SouthEast Asia/Pacific
Bangkok
Mary Smith
Wildlife ambassador for WAR and GRP
Leaflet sponsor
Holiday Inn. Resort, Phuket
52 Taweewong Rd., T. Patong A. Kathu Phuket 83150
Tel. 076-340608-9 Fax. 076-340435
holiday@sun.phuket.ksc.co.th
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Rescue station for handicaped animals
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Donation boxes
Holiday Inn. Resort, Phuket
52 Taweewong Rd., T. Patong A. Kathu Phuket 83150
Tel. 076-340608-9 Fax. 076-340435
holiday@sun.phuket.ksc.co.th
Phuket International Airport
T. Sakoo, Thalang, Phuket 83110 Tel. 076327230-5
Baan Sukhothai
95 Rat-U-tit Rd. Pathong, Kathu, Phuket 83150 Tel. 076 340195-6
Horizon Beach Resort
Soi Kebsub Pathong, Kathu, Phuket 83150 Tel. 076 292526-30
horizon@beach.com
Pathong Beach Hotel
124 Thaweewong Rd. Pathong, Kathu, Phuket 83150 Tel. 076340301-2
Patong@sun.phuket.ksc.co.th www. see2sea.com
The Royal Paradise Hotel
135/23 Rat-U-tit Rd. Patong, Kathu, Phuket 83150 Tel. 0760340661-6
ryphotel@phuket.ksc.co.th
Pen Villa
9/1 Chengtalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110 Tel. 0760271100
Kamala Beach Terrace Resort
16/12 Kamala, Kathu, Phuket 83120 Tel. 076 279801
room@kamala.co.th www. kamalabay.com
Phuket International Hospital
Chalermpakert Rd. Meung, Phuket 83000
Tel. 076249400 www.phuket-inter-hospital.co.th
TOT Corporation Public Company Limited
Phang-Nga Rd. Meung, Phuket 83000
CAT Telecom Public Company Limited
Phang-Nga Rd. Meung, Phuket 83000
Hotel in Thavorn Group
Thavorn Palm Beach, Thavorn Beach Village, Thavorn GrandPlaza, The Thavorn Hotel
Bangkok office 4/2 Rangnam Rd. Phayathai, Bangkok 10400
Tel. 0 2247 5150-7
Public support
Phuket Gazette
The Phuket Gazzette Co.Ltd.
367/2 Yaowarat Rd. Taladyai Muang, Phuket 83000
Tel. 076236555 Fax. 076213971
www.phuketgazzette.net
Pim T-shirt
59/7 Bangkok Rd. Taladyai, Muang Phuket 83000
Tel. 222587
Donation of equipment for education conservation
Copy machine: Saori Kita
Dry-cabinet, VCD player, CD player: Damiana Ravasi
Cassette/CD player, coffee machine: Guillaume Pages
Scanner: Wendy Lee McCall and family
Operation set: Marieka Woudenberg and WandaVeenstra
Thank you to Orange Company Zurich, Switzerland and Claudia Sigcrist for donating Digital Cameras. Your thoughtful gifts will come in handy almost daily.
Donation of construction materials
Training cage: Marieke Woudenberg and Wanda Veenstra
Rehabilitation cage: Sheraton Grande Laguna Beach Resort, 10 Mu 4Srisoontorn Rd., Thalang, Phuket 83110
sheraton_phuket@sheraton.com
Juvenile's cage (Mai and Endoo): Irit and Dani Ruschin
Thanks also to all those people who have anonymously donated money via our donation boxes and bank accounts
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