Florida regulators stood by as dozens of sloths died, new records reveal
Internal emails obtained by Inside Climate News show the state of Florida saw no need to stop the…
Sloth imports to Florida now require a new wildlife permit: FWC memo
The Brief Any animal facility in Florida that wants to import sloths will now have to obtain a…
Florida adds sloth import restrictions after Sloth World deaths
ORLANDO, Fla. – People who want to bring sloths into Florida will have to file for a special…
A Sloth Exhibitor Shut Down by New York Wants a Florida Comeback—and Florida Licensed Him
An exotic animal exhibitor whose sloth-encounters business was shuttered by New York courts is attempting to relaunch his…
Sloth World sloth Willow euthanized, Central Florida Zoo announces
ORLANDO, Fla. – Another of the sloths from Sloth World has died. The Central Florida Zoo in Sanford…
Several sloths die in Florida, exposing the illegal pet trade’s hidden disease threat
Before a planned Florida attraction ever opened to the public, more than 50 imported sloths had died, and…
Proposed sloth reforms target Florida’s exotic animal loopholes after Sloth World collapse
ORLANDO, Fla. – In the wake of a mass animal die-off with ties to a failed Orlando attraction,…
Central Florida Zoo extends quarantine for rescued sloths as Sloth World investigation continues
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Central Florida Zoo is extending the quarantine period for the rescued sloths connected…
Florida bans sloth imports after 55 deaths at Sloth World warehouse
Florida wildlife officials Wednesday banned import of sloths until July 10 as they revamp the state’s exotic animal…
Mr. Ginger, youngest of the Sloth World sloths, dies at Central Florida Zoo
SANFORD, Fla. – Central Florida Zoo officials say Mr. Ginger, one of the dozen or so sloths from…
Central Florida Zoo sloth fundraiser shirts back in stock, available online
SANFORD, Fla. – There’s nothing slow about the demand for sloth shirts benefiting the Central Florida Zoo &…
Florida bans sloth imports after 55 die at Sloth World
As 10 sloths recover at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…