The pygmy three-toed sloth is the one that is on the Endangered Species List. Since 2010, the population of the pygmy sloth has decreased by 80% and are expected to become extinct by 2022.

What she finds exceeds her expectations–a sloth mother with a baby in tow. “A Sloth Named Velcro” premieres Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on PBS. Check your local listings.

The most recent data on these sloths is disheartening, indicating there may be only 48 left—a significant decrease from the last estimate of 79 in 2013. Since 2006, the pygmy three-toed sloth has been ...

The pygmy sloth — the world’s smallest sloth — is considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. A 2017 study showed only 48 individuals left in the wild, and ...

A rare pygmy three-toed sloth stirred an international controversy after officials of the Dallas World Aquarium caught and crated six of the creatures on Isla Escudo de Veraguas, an island off Panama.

“With so few pygmy sloths left in the wild, it’s crucial they’re granted every protection under the law as soon as possible.” First identified as a distinct sloth species in 2001, pygmy three-toed ...

A Smithsonian scientist found that pygmy sloths wander inland in addition to inhabiting the mangrove fringes of their island refuge. He realized that the population size of the pygmy sloth was ...

The Critically Endangered pygmy three-toed sloth is endemic to a small island off the coast of Panama. Photo courtesy of Bryson Voirin. The world’s smallest sloth is threatened by human ...

Washington, DC —The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act in response to a 2013 emergency petition filed by the Animal ...