We are excited to announce that, together with Pangols and Sloth Relief & Shelters, we are launching the first ever 5K race to benefit sloth conservation – The Great Sloth Run!

Hiding deep within the remote jungles of South America, there is an elusive and commonly overlooked species of sloth clinging onto survival.

If you want to see sloths in the wild, a quick google search will definitively point you in the direction of Costa Rica.

There is a reason why sloths are only found in neotropical rainforests – because the weather is warm, humid and relatively stable all year round. Sloths are unable to regulate their own body temperatures like most mammals, and instead are completely reliant on the environmental conditions.

We often receive reports of sloths that have been severely burnt or attacked with machetes as they are spotted with what appears to be a horrifying injury on the upper back.

Shopping for the sloth lover in your life? Look no further! We can provide you with the perfect gift that will not only bring a smile to someone’s face, but will save a sloth at the same time!

Probably. Sloths are often perceived as being simple, lazy animals that do little other than sleep all day. In fact, you might find it downright insulting if somebody suggested that a sloth could beat you in an arm-wrestle.

For many species, the construction of a road slicing through the forest is an unwelcome inconvenience. Animals that can leap, such as monkeys, may be able to traverse the gap in the forest canopy without too much difficulty.

2017 has been an eventful year so far with new sloth research as well as the launch of our coffee-table book – with proceeds going towards supporting The Sloth Conservation Foundation 

“Your job is amazing”, “How can I get a job like that?”, “I want to be a sloth scientist” These are the usual responses I get when I tell people that I’m a sloth researcher.

Cliffe, R.N., Haupt, R.J., Avey-Arroyo, J.A. and Wilson, R.P., 2015. Sloths like it hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus). PeerJ, 3, p.e875.

The Pygmy sloths of Panama are considered to be one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals with the last official population count identifying only 79 individuals in 2012.

Sloth populations across South and Central America, like many other animals, are under threat from unprecedented levels of habitat loss. There is no way to escape the fact that 1-2 acres of rainforest land are cleared every single second.

Cliffe, R.N., Avey-Arroyo, J.A., Arroyo, F.J., Holton, M.D. and Wilson, R.P., 2014. Mitigating the squash effect: sloths breathe easily upside down. Biology Letters, 10(4), p.20140172.

A while ago, the internet went crazy over the story of a five-month-old baby girl and her best friend: a pet sloth.

A while ago, the internet went crazy over the story of a five-month-old baby girl and her best friend: a pet sloth.

The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica have now received 9 orphaned baby sloths showing birth defects.

Sloths are famous for their unusual and bizarre bathroom habits.

Sloths are famous for their unusual and bizarre bathroom habits.

What does it really mean to be a sloth? Why are they so slow? And why does it work?