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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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