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!
Schumer the tamandua anteater was just a baby when found as an orphan by MINAE (Ministry of the Environment and Energy), the Costa Rican government entity that manages the country’s… read more →
We recently rescued this adult male who was trapped in a residential area full of dogs, electric wires, and roads. He’d been spotted walking back and forth on the pavement… read more →
The Sloth Institute first met Lumiere when he was 3 months old with his mom, Mrs. Potts. About a month later during one of our sloth walks, Lumiere was found… 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 →
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 →
Please welcome our newest guest blogger, Amanda! She is our Volunteer Supervisor stationed in Sarapiqui where The Sloth Institute and Toucan Rescue Ranch jointly have a sloth release site close… read more →
Do you remember Percy? The sloth who we found electrocuted near Manuel Antonio? Good news! Percy has made a full recovery and has been released back into the wild! … read more →
