In the morning of December 15^th, staff unexpectedly discovered Dao in the Payu group’s territory. Nuan, from the Payu group, had earlier been attacked by Dao, resulting in a broken right arm.

On 13^th December Mr. Aphichai Chawacharernpan, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, came to Phuket and visited the GRP.

On 7th December staff and volunteers joined the village in planting a new mangrove forest in the hope to restore the area, which had earlier been deforested for farming.

On the 5^th and 9^th December staff did a leaflet drop in Paklok and Paklongcheap village.

WARF participated in the National Wildlife Protection Day, hosted by the National Park Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department during the 26 and 29 December 2008.

The Marine & Wild Animal Clinic Project is a part of the ongoing project in the Wild Animal Rescue and Education Project (WARED) with supported by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Thailand.  This project is under the operation of the Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand and is located at Baan Talae Nork in Ranong province, 80 kms south of Ranong town.