Happy International Dog day everyone! While there seems to be a day for quite literally everything right now, a day dedicated to celebrating dogs is something that is pretty important to many of us! And it makes sense that the Day of the Dog is at the end of summer.

There comes a point in childhood when we begin to understand the concept of finite resources. The oft-used phrase, “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” captures the idea that we often have to choose between the things that we love.

This video of a three-fingered sloth using a wildlife bridge is the exciting result of the coordinated efforts of many people.  We installed a Sloth Crossing for her and she started using it in record time (less than a month!).

Our sloth conservation programs are based in the South Caribbean of Costa Rica – a region that depends heavily upon tourism. From the local hotel owners to the people that sell cold coconuts on the beach, people are starting to struggle.

Women’s day is celebrated annually on March 8th all over the world. It is a day to celebrate the contributions of women, and we would like to focus on the increasingly important role played by strong women in the world of wildlife conservation!

Last week chief sloth botanist and director of the Connected Gardens Project met with a local family at their beautiful property in the South Caribbean region of Costa Rica to plant 100 trees.

It is hugely important to us that the children who live alongside sloths – the children who will grow up to be responsible for future conservation efforts – know as much as possible about the wildlife that surrounds them, the challenges that sloths are facing and how they can help.

To instigate long-term change, we strongly believe that planting the seeds of knowledge and awareness from an early age are the key to success