We donated five Sloth Crossing canopy bridges to help reconnect fragmented forest habitats in Mata de São João, Bahia, Brazil, home to the rare and endangered Northern Maned Sloth (Bradypus torquatus).

Sloths and giant armadillos belong to the superorder Xenarthra, and although they may seem like very different animals—one living high in the canopy and the other underground in burrows—they actually have many things in common, especially when it comes to conservation challenges.

Sloths are divided into two large groups: Bradypus, the three-fingered sloths that include the famous smiley and masked-face sloths, and Choloepus, the brownish ones with a pig-like nose and two fingers on each hand.

Drones are revolutionizing the way scientists collect data, especially in the study of biodiversity and conservation. The use of drones equipped with a range of sensors, including thermal cameras, can help identify species and track individual animals, making it easier to study and protect them.

You may be surprised that only three of the seven species of sloths are considered threatened with extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), who the vast majority of the scientific community consider having compiled the most comprehensive and reliable information source of population counts and risk levels facing flora, fauna, and fungi.