By Monique Pool | Director
Since our last report, we have rescued 30 sloths and released an equal number. One notable rescue was this past August when we rescued a sloth from a tree. Irshad who had called us told us she had a baby. Now it may sound weird to you that we would climb a tree, and remove a sloth from it because after all, that is where they live! But Irshad told us, he was worried about all the dogs in the neighborhood that could attack her because when he found her she had been on the ground. So we managed to remove her from the tree and upon more close observation realized that someone had cut off her nails. Unfortunately, she was not a normal wild animal, she had been in captivity! From under her armpit, two bulging brown eyes too big for the smallish face looked at us. It was clear why people fall in love with these babies and kidnap them, these babies are too cute for their own good.
Volunteer Sharen named them Dora and Dori. And although Dora quite clearly disliked our species, she, fortunately, did accept the food we offered her. And as small as Dori was, he already was eating quite independently. After a check-up by the vet, the pair were transferred to the Sloth Rehabilitation Center to be kept in observation. But due to a human mistake, the pair managed to leave the enclosure and disappeared. We were all worried, although our location is a safe place in the forest. This animal did not have her claws intact. Then we all breathed a sigh of relief when the pair was spotted a few days later, in the tree right above the enclosure, which happens to be one of their food trees. Dori was sitting next to his mum, and it was quite clear, that the two had a bond with each other and Dori was little by little exploring the surroundings while his mother was watching him closely.
This 14th of September through the 18th of September, the Little by Little campaign will run celebrating the fact that many small donations can bring us forward a lot. For every online donation up to $50, we will receive a match at 50%.
We appreciate every extra small donation as our world and economies are changing in unprecedented ways during this pandemic. Your continued support in these extraordinary times means a lot to us and the animals we care for.
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By Monique Pool | Director
By Malai Escamilla and Monique Pool | Volunteer and Director
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