State wildlife officials intend to temporarily halt the importation of sloths into Florida as they reevaluate current permit rules for such exotic animals. The move is in response to the deaths of 55 sloths from South America, which were tied to a scuttled Sloth World attraction in Orlando. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Executive […]
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Florida officials look to pause sloth imports after 55 deaths linked to failed Orlando attraction
Surviving sloths from Sloth World have been relocated to the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford.