Toucan Rescue Ranch Blog

  • Enjoy Costa Rica’s Wildlife from wherever you’re in the world with Toucan Rescue Ranch

    Have you ever dreamed of experiencing Costa Rica’s vast fauna and flora? This dream might be easier than you think!  At Toucan Rescue Ranch, we offer a variety of virtual tours that can make your dream come true without leaving your home! Seeing and learning about animals like sloths, toucans and owls is just a […]

  • Three Permanent Residents You Might Not Know at Toucan Rescue Ranch

    Our sanctuary is known for its sloths, macaws, and toucans, but we have more a lot of amazing species that call Toucan Rescue Ranch home! Learn more about them with us! We are home to different species of wild animals. Because of injuries or human-animal conflicts, they ended up in our sanctuary as permanent residents. […]

  • 5 Ways You Make a Difference With Your Donation on Giving Tuesday

    We’re in times of gratitude! With #GivingTuesday around the corner, we would like to start by saying we’re incredibly grateful for the people that support us. From our staff, volunteers, and interns, to all our donors! Toucan Rescue Ranch is an organization that solely depends on donations, so this support means everything to us. We […]

  • Giving Tuesday is the perfect day to show your support for Toucan Rescue Ranch. Here’s why:

    The holiday season is about to start, and for many people, this is a time to give!  Giving Tuesday is a global event with one specific goal: to bring people together to give to a social cause. And here, at Toucan Rescue Ranch, we believe in the power of the people. We know we wouldn’t […]

  • The New & Improved Release Site SURVIVAL GUIDE for Interns!  

    We asked our Release Site team to create an updated Release Site Survival Guide of what it takes to live and work at the Toucan Rescue Ranch Release Site. They all put their heads together and thought about what could be most helpful for the newcomers wanting to know what they’re getting themselves into and […]

  • Why does Toucan Rescue Ranch Rescue Sloths?

    More than just cute piggy noses or smiling eyes, sloths are incredible arboreal animals. Recently named as a national symbol in Costa Rica, they have gathered people’s attention, yet in more danger than ever: electrocutions, car accidents, and human development has destroyed sloth habitat. Saving sloths and helping them go #backinthetrees is Toucan Rescue Ranch’s […]

  • Sloths Compete for the Gold! Everything you need to know about the 7th Annual Sloth Ironman Games!

    The day we have been waiting for is almost here! This October 20, we’ll celebrate International Sloth Day with the 7th Annual Sloth Ironman Games. We couldn’t be more excited to commemorate this day with another edition of the games, mainly because this fundraiser is a BIG way we fund our sloth program. For those […]

  • 4 Reasons You Should Love Sloths

    Sloths look adorable, fluffy, and slow, but there is way more to these incredible animals than pop culture gives them credit. Did you know that the three-fingered sloth looks like it is smiling because it literally lacks facial muscles to make any other expression? Or that the two-fingered sloth’s iconic pig-like nose is important because […]

  • What to Expect When Interning or Volunteering at the Toucan Rescue Ranch!

    Coming to work at Toucan Rescue Ranch? We are so excited to have you! My name is Emma and I was an intern March-September 2022 at our Headquarters in San Isidro de Heredia! It can be tricky to prepare to live in a place you’ve never been before, especially if the culture and climate are […]