Pygmy Three Toed Sloth Research Paper

The Pygmy three-toed sloth is an endangered species of the South American Amazon rainforest, and there is estimated to be less than 100 individuals remaining. The sloth has pale grey-brown fur and a tan-colored face with a distinctive dark band around the eyes. On the sloths fur you’ll see a greenish tint which is actually a unique species of symbiotic algae, which helps them camouflage. Little information is know about the life span of the pygmy three-toed sloth, but most species of sloths live 30 to 40 years in captivity. The word “sloth" came from the Greek and Latin words for “carelessness" and “laziness”.Then in the 1600s, scientists began to use “sloth" as a name for the tree-dwelling mammals in the jungles of Central America and South America.

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The field team, visit Escudo twice a year to monitor the pygmy sloth population. Transects are walked through the mangroves and forest, where the group record the number of sloths and other important data on their activity and habitat use. They also put radio collars and GPS backpacks on the sloths to help find out how large an area each individual needs and which parts of the habitat they use in different seasons.The majority of the field team are from the local communities, and the project maintains very close links with the villages on the coast of Panama nearest to Escudo. Collaborations with other NGOs and community organisations have resulted in five successful workshops within these communities; these workshops are forums to explore and discuss the sustainable use of Escudo’s resources while maintaining local . In addition, environmental education activity days have now been carried out in seven of the local