The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project is a wildlife centre located close to Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. It was founded in 1992 by three men, Noppadol Preuksawan, the then chief of the Royal Forest Department in Phuket, Thavrn Sri-Oon, Bang Pae Sub-Station chief, and American zoologist Terrance Dillon Morin.
Here, you may make a donation to be benefit of the gibbons, or purchase items at the souvenir stall. There are signboards telling visitors about the gibbons. The centre has a mission to educate visitors and generate awareness so that people will reject the idea of keeping gibbons as pets. It has intends to repopulate the wildlife reserve with gibbons.
Visitors are not allowed to approach too close to the cages where the gibbons are kept. This is to reduce direct human contact with the gibbons, so that they can eventually be reintroduced to the wild.
Getting there
The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project is located on the northeast part of Phuket Island, close to the Two Heroines Monument. From the monument at Thepkasattri Road, take the exit heading east (Paklok Road or Route 4027).
After about 9kms there is a left turn next to an elephant trekking camp. You are now entering the wildlife reserve. You will have to pay an entrance fee to the National Park Wldlife and Plant Conservation Department to proceed. After about 1 km, you will reach the parking area. There is no entrance fee to the gibbon centre. The centre is open from 9:00am to 4:00pm daily.
Useful Links
Here's the official website of the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project.
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Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (2 October 2005)
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Gibbon Rehabilitation Project Location Map
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