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My Promise to Sloths
Blog entry written by Founder and sloth-mom Leslie Howle: I just experienced one of the worst sloth rescues. I received a call from Janet, our chief veterinarian, about a mother sloth with a baby being viciously attacked by dogs in San Rafael of Heredia — about half an hour from the Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR). […]
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Sloth Journals | Part II
Stevie, Female 2-Fingered Sloth “I’m a gonna bite ya!” Age: ~ One year Current Weight: 2.9 kg Place of Origin: Guápiles Nickname: Chomps Jr. Special Talents: Singing karaoke Stevie is the youngest of the current sloth high school lineup. She is perhaps one of the hardest sloths to tell apart among the roster given her […]
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Sloth Journals | Part II
Bilbo, Male 2-Fingered Sloth “Don’t worry, man, everything’s cool.” Age: ~ One year and two months (probably a few months older) Current Weight: 4 kg Place of Origin: Jacó Nickname: Sasquatch Special Talents: Being pretty chill, we’ve hung out a few times actually In a world of aggressive, bite-y baby sloths, Bilbo is the peacemaker. […]
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Saving Sloths Together with The Sloth Institute
For the Love of Sloths Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR) and The Sloth Institute of Costa Rica (TSI) came together to form Saving Sloths Together, a nationwide project seeking to provide greater opportunity for orphaned, rescued and rehabilitated sloths in Costa Rica. Their purpose: to facilitate the medical care, enrichment, and nurturing of skills sloths need […]
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Sloth Journals | Part II
Gimli, Male Two-Fingered Sloth “Come here and say that to my face!” Age: ~ One year and one month Current Weight: 3 kg Place of Origin: Middle-earth Liberia Nickname: The Dwarf Special Talents: Axe-wielding Statistics: +10 Strength, +6 Speed Gimli is one tough cookie. After he and his mother were separated by a dog attack, Gimli was […]
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Sloth Journals | Part II
Pippin, Male Two-Fingered Sloth “I am NOT a boy!” Age: ~ One year and two months Current Weight: 3.2 kg Place of Origin: Siquirres Nickname: The Soothsayer Special Talents: Peering into the future (according to the lore) Then elementary school sloths Pippin and Frodo arrived at the Ranch only days apart and quickly became BFFs. […]
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Sloth Journals | Part II
Frodo, Male 2-Fingered Sloth “Where are you going? W-wait for me!” Age: ~ One year and two months Current Weight: 3.5 kg Place of Origin: Siquirres Nickname: Mr. Whiney Butt Special Talents: Holding onto anything like his life depends on it Frodo has always been, well, clingy. As an elementary school baby, Frodo would grab […]
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TouCanvas Partners with TRR to Give Back
Toucan Rescue Ranch is pleased to announce their partnership with TouCanvas, a premium canvas printing company based out of Florida. With each purchase made from TouCanvas a portion of each sale will be given to the TRR as a money donation! TouCanvas is the exclusive canvas retailer for the Toucan Rescue Ranch and a proud Toucan Badge […]
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The Release Site Survival Guide
We asked our Release Site team to create a Release Site Survival Guide of what it takes to live and work at the Release Site. They all put their heads together and thought up two lists. One for those newcomers wanting to know what they’re getting themselves into and the second for what items they should […]
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Coffee 101: Habitat Blend with Cafe Britt
Cafe Britt Supports Sloth Conservation with the Toucan Rescue Ranch Costa Rica is known worldwide for its incredible flora and fauna. In fact, it holds approximately 5% of the planet’s biodiversity, despite its land area being only 0.03% of the globe’s surface. Café Britt is committed to environmental sustainability, including the protection of the unique […]
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