Sloths are far from being simple, lazy creatures that just sleep all day. They are complex, mysterious animals with an evolutionary history, features, and characteristics so weird that you might accuse us of making them up.

Thanks to the generous support of our donors we have managed to install THREE new Sloth Crossing canopy bridges in the South Caribbean region of Costa Rica this month!

Here we detail the 7 biggest threats to wild sloth populations and explain what we are doing to help. In all cases, the best approach is through the development of long-term conservation solutions that provide sustainable ways for sloths to coexist with the people sharing their habitat.

Camera traps and trail cameras are commonly used outdoors for wildlife research and they are now also playing an increasingly important role in the conservation and preservation of endangered species.

As mammals, we (almost) all have some traits in common: seven cervical vertebrae in the neck, a relatively constant body temperature of 37°C/98°F, hair covering our bodies, three middle ear bones, a nice complex brain, and four limbs.

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.

This month we are delighted to have installed 2 new Sloth Crossing wildlife bridges in the South Caribbean region of Costa Rica!

The tourism industry is a huge business. By 2020 it is estimated that 1.5 billion people will be traveling the globe as tourists, but here we want to highlight a particular trend that is rapidly growing in popularity; ecotourism.

This week we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity! Did you know that the sloths we see today only represent a very small amount of the sloth diversity that once existed?

This month we decided to combine our love of sloths with our love of Game of Thrones: Introducing the Game of Sloths!

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.

Sloth fans in the United States – Mother’s Day is fast approaching! What better way to show your love and appreciation than by adopting a sloth in your mom’s name?

Why do scientists sometimes feel the need to jump to extra conclusions, just so that they can have an eye-catching story for the media?

We are so excited to launch our latest campaign in 2019 – how to enjoy sloths without stressing them out, a guide to responsible sloth tourism!

The world is waking up to the palm oil crisis that has driven orangutans to the brink of extinction, but is boycotting palm oil really the answer? Unfortunately no, but that doesn’t mean that we are powerless.

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

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Cliffe, R.N., Scantlebury, D.M., Kennedy, S.J., Avey-Arroyo, J., Mindich, D. and Wilson, R.P., 2018. The metabolic response of the Bradypus sloth to temperature. PeerJ, 6, p.e5600.