Classified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal responds to a 2013 petition filed after officials ...

At present, 4 sloth species are listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The maned three-toed sloth is vulnerable, while the pygmy three-toed sloth is critically endangered ...

Pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) may be on track to receive protection under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA). Such a listing would help prevent zoos and other US facilities from going ...

Discovery The power of petite Lucy Cooke searches for the elusive pygmy sloth As part of their Animals on the Edge programme, Lucy Cooke joins a team of conservationists from the Zoological ...

The world's smallest wild pig species has made a significant comeback, thanks to 28 years of ongoing conservation and ...

Footage released by Brookfield Zoo Chicago shows dwarf pygmy goats, a tiger, African lions, grey seals, and a two-toed sloth playing with Thanksgiving-themed enrichment toys such as corn on the ...