Slash is a young, two-fingered male sloth who was found extremely thin and dehydrated by firefighters in a local neighborhood. When sloths are dehydrated they can get constipated and when… read more →
Alan is a male three-fingered sloth who was electrocuted. The electrocution killed most of the tissue on his left hand creating a huge wound that has been taking months to… read more →
Bono is a young male two-fingered sloth that was electrocuted. At first his burns didn’t look bad at all but just like with other electrocutions, they got worse over time.… read more →
Watch Pocahontas being released back into the wild after a collar change and check up in the video below!
Ever wondered where the avocado got its start? Well, read on! The following article was produced by Toucan Rescue Ranch and was originally published in the Tico Times on August… read more →
Do you remember Pocahontas? You can catch up on past updates here. We’re happy to report that she just had a check up and she is doing fantastic! Watch the… read more →
Do you remember little Wall-E who had been found on the ground near a local hostel? Great news! All of your get well wishes have really helped because Wall-E is… read more →
Thanks to volunteer Mackenzie J. Cahill for contributing this great diary story: About 2 months in to my stay here working for the Sloth Institute. I was pleasantly surprised to… read more →
There are some new additions to The Sloth Institute family! Our sloths Cruella and Ariel both recently had babies. This is Cruella’s first baby since we started tracking her and… read more →
Have you ever seen a sloth travel between trees? Now you can! Our amazing leader Sam Trull captured this amazing video of a three-fingered male getting himself across a canopy… read more →
