by Sam Trull, Co-Founder and Sloth Director of The Sloth Institute Abusing sloths for selfie tourism is one of the conservation issues that The Sloth Institute (TSI) is very passionate about correcting, but it is one that we often thought would never happen in our “backyard”. Most of the online
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1. Depression Wild sloths held in captivity become stressed and unhappy. 2. Destruction of Forests Forests need sloths to be healthy and balanced. 3. Diseases Sloths may host different parasites, viruses, and infections that can pass to humans with one touch! 4. Depletion The wild sloth population suffers with each
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Merlin is a wild sloth that we have been tracking since February. Through the use of binoculars, we recently discovered that he had acquired a serious fungal infection. However, our team is actively treating him with special baths! He will lose a lot of hair in the process, but we
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By Deanna Fisher, TSI Marketing Director It’s no wonder why folks from around the world are rushing to Costa Rica for their vacation destination. With sprawling coastlines, lush rainforests, and many natural waterfalls, Manuel Antonio offers a unique slice of heaven for every vacation goer. The chance to observe wildlife
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By Deanna Fisher, TSI Marketing Director You may have noticed the Sloth Mobile or members of Team Sloth around Manuel Antonio and wondered more of our purpose. Founded in 2014, The Sloth Institute Costa Rica (TSI) strives to expand scientific knowledge and education about the charismatic sloth species found in
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By Deanna Fisher, TSI Marketing Director It’s no wonder why folks from around the world are rushing to Costa Rica for their vacation destination. With sprawling coastlines, lush rainforests, and many natural waterfalls, Manuel Antonio offers a unique slice of heaven for every vacation goer. The chance to observe wildlife
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By Deanna Fisher, TSI Marketing Director Travelers from all over the world visit Costa Rica for it’s amazing scenery and vast wildlife. Spotting a variety of species is a highlight for anyone’s vacation with many people planning their trip around the opportunity to see one of earth’s most fascinating creatures
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By Sam Trull, Wildlife/Sloth Director The Sloth Institute Costa Rica Protecting wild animals and wild spaces is a battle. In some corners of the world it is an actual war zone, and I cannot adequately express how much I respect and admire everyone on the front lines of those conflicts. But even
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By Sam Trull, Sloth Director/Co-Founder The Sloth Institute Costa Rica Recently there has been a proliferation of wildlife selfies being posted on social media sites, with Instagram alone reporting an increase of 300%. And thankfully, there has been a huge response from the global community on the harm these selfies impose
Read MoreWhy raccoons are important and what to do when they invade your home. By Paola Alvarado, SINAC officer and Sam Trull, Sloth Director of TSI This may seem like a strange article to appear in the TSI Quepolandia slot, but this month we have teamed up with local SINAC officer,
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The Passport to the Future By Seda Sejud The Sloth Institute Costa Rica “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”, Malcolm X once exclaimed in an impassioned speech about the importance of education. At The Sloth Institute Costa Rica (TSI),
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By Seda Sejud, Chief Sloth Ambassador, The Sloth Institute Costa Rica At The Sloth Institute, we are excited to begin progress, slow as it may seem (but how appropriate!) towards the 3rd tenet of our mission statement: CONSERVATION. As we help negate human encroachment issues that impact sloths’ welfare and
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By Sam Trull, Co-Founder and Sloth Director at The Sloth Institute Costa Rica Definition of Freedom—”the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” One of the main tenants—of The Sloth Institute is to improve the welfare of sloths. Providing proper enrichment and
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By Sam Trull, Sloth Director and Co-Founder of The Sloth Institute After living in Costa Rica and working for The Sloth Institute for over a year and a half now there is nowhere else I would like to be. Even after living in a tent, braving the weather, the long
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By Sam Trull, Sloth Director and Co-Founder of The Sloth Institute Whenever one year ends and another one begins we tend to reflect upon the past year’s achievements and make goals for the future. However, rather than go through a laundry list of our triumphs and failures from 2016, I
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