Brown-throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Least Concern
View details Dedicated to enhancing the welfare and conservation of sloths through conservation initiatives and education.
The Sloth Institute is a conservation organization based in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, focused on rescuing, rehabilitating, and rewilding sloths. The organization operates programs including Sloth Rescue, Sloth School, Sloth Speedways (rope bridges reconnecting fragmented rainforest), a Tree Nursery, and the Sloth Trax tracking initiative.
The Sloth Institute also works to end electrocutions of sloths caused by power lines, combat the illegal pet trade, and promote ethical sloth tourism. It engages the public through citizen science programs, internships, educational outreach, and adoption and donation campaigns to support its conservation work.
Open to the public: day visits, a visitor centre, guided walks.
Unlocks after claimPlacements, internships, and hands-on field work.
Unlocks after claimOrganised trips and expeditions run by the organization.
Unlocks after claimSponsor a named animal and follow how it does.
Unlocks after claimA storefront whose proceeds go back into the work.
Unlocks after claimOne-time or monthly, straight to the organization.
Unlocks after claimRaise money on their behalf, through a page of your own.
Unlocks after claimOnce claimed, the team can publish profiles of individual turtles.