Gibbon Rehabilitation Center Phuket

Gibbon Rehabilitation Center Phuket

About Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket
The Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket attracts tourists from all over the world. In order to conserve the gibbons the Gibbons Rehabilitation Center in Phuket was formed. The gibbons are conserved here in their natural habitat.

The Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket was constructed under the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. Built in the year 1992 it helps to send the domesticated gibbons back into their natural habitats.

The credit for initiating the Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket Thailand goes to Mr. Nappodal Preuksawan. He was the presiding officer at the Royal Forest Department at Phuket at that point of time. Other co creators are Terrence Dillon Morrin, a zoologist from the USA and Mr. Thavrn Sri-Oon who was the chief of the Bang Pae sub-station and the Asian Wildlife Fund. The Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand joined the bandwagon and started to lend its support from 1994 onwards. Now this center is regarded as a research division of the same.

Located near the Bang Pae Waterfall in Phuket in Thailand this park mostly runs on the generosity of the visitors. The donation of the tourists and purchase of T shirts are supposed to help the project of Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket from a financial point of view. It is at the Khao Pra Theaw Non-Hunting Area.

Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket helps to domesticate these animals. The Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket remains open from 9 A.M. to 4.30P.M. This conservation park has helped a lot with regards to the poaching of these hapless animals.

Objectives of Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket

The Gibbon Rehabilitation Center, Phuket works as per certain objectives, which may be mentioned as below:

• Development of methods that are capable of rehabilitating white handed gibbons
• Creating awareness about importance of environmental protection
• Stopping the illegal usage of gibbons as pets and tourist attractions
• Help provide volunteers with chances to study the white handed gibbons
• Filling the only remaining rainforest at the Khao Pra Theaw Non-Hunting Area under the aegis of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department with gibbons

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