Blog2024-03-28T05:46:43-04:00

Happy International Monkey Day!

???Happy International Monkey Day! ??? Monkey Day is an unofficial international holiday celebrated on December 14. The holiday celebrates monkeys and "all things simian," including other non-human primates such as apes, tarsiers, and lemurs. Monkey Day was created and popularized by artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin, in order to spread awareness for the animals, and to show love and care for them. It is celebrated worldwide and often known as World Monkey Day. [...]

Baby animals, a nursery story…

We rescue baby animals regularly, both birds and mammals, which we then hand-raise ourselves. Occasionally we also have to raise youngsters born at PTWRC which the mothers are neglecting. In my early days at PTWRC all new arrivals were taken to Quarantine, which was a disgrace when I arrived and which I have renewed several times and repaired more frequently. It [...]

Tell the EU: ban ivory!

Please join me to stop the elephant slaughter. Tell the EU to issue a complete ban on ivory trade! Tell the EU: ban ivory! sign the petition 30,000 African elephants are killed per year, this is over 9 elephants slaughtered each day!!! This senseless massacre is a genocide. We are all citizens of this planet and we must stop this. [...]

The friendly people of Chi Phat

Getting there is half the fun! These are a few of the sights you will see along the way. The short ferry crossing affords you beautiful views of the river. The friendly people at Chi Phat are there to help you answer any questions, and would be happy to serve you a nice cold drink after your travels to reach them! [...]

Macaque playground

Thanks to a generous donation we were able to buy material to make new hammocks and toys for some of our animals! It is always so much fun to give an animal something that will keep them entertained! Thank you to everyone who has helped us help them!!  SPONSOR AN ANIMAL [...]

Elephant daily bath

Lucky gets a shower from one of her dedicated keepers, Sitheng Try. Elephants are highly dependent on water, not only for drinking but also for their skin and general hygiene. During their evolution, they were probably fully amphibious, and the present asian elephants are reported to have swimmed over three km in the ocean. Wild elephants still today enjoy a daily bath if is possible, [...]

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