Pygmy three-toed sloth  (Bradypus pygmaeus)

Species information

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Threats

The pygmy three-toed sloth has an extremely restricted range on one very small island. Although the island is uninhabited, fishermen, farmers, lobster divers and local people are all seasonal visitors, and are thought to hunt the sloths illegally. The growing tourism industry is also a potential threat to the species, by degrading its habitat (1).

Conservation

Isla Escudo de Veraguas is protected as a wildlife refuge and is contained within the Comarca Indigenous Reserve. However, law enforcement within this protected area is currently inadequate, and needs to be improved (1).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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