The state’s wildlife agency aims to raise requirements for sloth ownership in the state, but advocates say a permanent import ...

Benjamin Agresta, former president of Sloth World in Orlando, has urged Florida wildlife officials to tighten regulations for ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has provided details about proposed changes to regulate the importation ...

Two days after the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) closed its investigation into Sloth World without recommending criminal charges, reaction and calls for legislative change continue to build ...

Florida wildlife officials are seeking public input on proposed regulations for sloth ownership following the deaths of more than 50 sloths at Central Florida's Sloth World, but conservation groups ...

Sloths seem like they should be some of the easiest mammals on Earth to study, but researchers quickly discover the opposite.

Wildlife selfies have helped turn sloths into social media stars, but close encounters come at a cost. In South and Central ...

As the CEO of Central Florida Zoo writes, Florida must make changes in how exotic animals are imported and protected to avoid ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant ...

As the Sloth Conservation Foundation writes, Oct. 20 is "more than an excuse to take it easy, it is a day to recognize an important member of tropical ecosystems" Kate Hogan was Director of Digital ...

Cincinnati zoo sloths Lightning and Moe are expecting their first offspring, due in September or October For the first time ever, the Cincinnati Zoo is expecting a new addition to its sloth family.

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