Sloth Encounters, a Hauppauge business that charges $50 per half-hour to hold, feed and pet sloths, lacks a permit and was operating in violation of the Suffolk sanitary code, a county official said.

Two species of sloths — Linnaeus' and Hoffman's — have been granted new international protections at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in ...

Is there anything cuter than a sloth? How about two of them! Located in Costa Rica, Jaguar Rescue Center is a temporary home for sick, injured, and orphaned animals. They share some really cute videos ...

A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge has ordered the Hauppauge-based Sloth Encounters to halt pet sales after finding owner Larry Wallach guilty of violating court orders from March. In a decision ...

CITES, the global wildlife trade regulation, has agreed to implement stricter rules for the trade in two sloth species increasingly targeted by the tourism industry. Thanks to its peaceful and ...

The Colorado zoo shared that the "mom and baby are healthy and thriving" after the Linne's two-toed sloth's birth on Jan. 26 Contributor, PEOPLE New baby sloth alert! On Feb. 2, the Denver Zoo ...