One of the most rewarding parts of our work is seeing sloths and other wildlife actually using the Sloth Crossing canopy bridges that we have built.

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 pandas are two beloved, yet vastly different animals from opposite sides of the world. Their uniqueness has captured the hearts of many, and their distinct appearance and quirky behavior have become symbols of nature’s diversity and resilience. Sloths are known for their slow pace and leisurely, arboreal lifestyle, while pandas are recognized for their black and white coats, clumsiness, and love for bamboo.

February flew by in a blur of new sloths, record-breaking census days, and even a little Italian TV fame! But before we dive headfirst into March, let’s take a moment to look back at all the jungle excitement.

Last week, we went to the primary forests in search of new sloths to collar and monitor for the Urban Sloth Project.

The Week of Love might be coming to an end, but the love for sloths is endless. And we ask the same question: Why are sloths loved worldwide? We tried to answer this question in this blog over here. 

January always feels like the longest month, and this one was no exception – five whole weeks!

The rainforests of Central and South America are home to some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth, including sloths and howler monkeys.

Tender is no ordinary sloth. He’s a young, sweet explorer living near a beach bar in Costa Rica’s South Caribbean. But his story starts with someone equally extraordinary: his mother, Tiki.

As December sneaks up on us, we are diving into our year-end reflections (and annual reports – yes, we have to prepare more than one!). Looking back, we’re incredibly proud of all that we’ve accomplished in 2024, and we’re already setting our sights on new goals for 2025 with our upcoming strategic plan.

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.

In the wild, some animals are just delightfully strange, which is the case with sloths and wombats. Sloths, with their slow lifestyles, seeming to live in a world where time barely exists, while wombats, with their chunky bodies and burrowing skills, are underground architects of the wild. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at these quirky critters and see what makes them so fascinating and special.

October (Slothtober!) is one of our busiest (and favorite!) months of the year—not only because it’s an entire month dedicated to celebrating all things sloth, including International Sloth Day on the 20th, but also because it provides us with the perfect opportunity to amplify our mission and engage more people than ever in the urgency and importance of sloth conservation, habitat preservation, and reforestation!

Gregarious animals, or animals that live in groups, often have unique collective nouns to refer to them. For example, a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance, while a group of owls is known as a parliament. You may have also heard of a conspiracy of ravens or a murder of crows. But what about sloths?

Well, since these illustrations date from the 1700s to the 1800s, they technically represent ‘Enlightenment’ or ‘Victorian’ sloths, as those are the historical periods often associated with these centuries. But let’s not get too scientific for the sake of a good old-fashioned meme!

If you’ve been following our work for a while, you already know that finding sloths in the most unnatural places here in the South Caribbean is something we encounter almost every day. While it may seem delightful for tourists and appear ‘picturesque’ to see a sloth above a restaurant’s dinner table, it highlights the serious issue of urbanization encroaching on sloth habitats.

We do a lot of work to help wild sloths, and it’s great when we receive, for example, reports of them using our canopy bridges; but besides the photo or the video, we don’t know anything else about those sloths. So it’s very interesting when we have the opportunity to closely study and follow a particular sloth because we can learn so much from them. Today we want to share with you the story of a very special sloth named Angel.

Cliffe, R.N., Ewart, H.E., Scantlebury, D.M., Kennedy, S., Avey-Arroyo, J., Mindich, D. and Wilson, R.P., 2024. Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenarios. PeerJ, 12, p.e18168.

Slothtober is just around the corner, and we’re really excited to kick off our favorite month of the year! But September was indeed another busy month.

Although often referred to as two-toed sloths, this description can be a bit misleading since all sloths have three toes on their hind limbs. The real difference lies in their forelimbs, where sloths in the Choloepus genus have two fingers.