“Those industries steal sloths from the wild for tourists to touch and the sloths die from stress”
“For a sloth living near humans just trimming a tree can lead to death, let alone actually cutting an entire tree down”
“In addition, humans come with electric wires, cars, dogs…”
“…all things that affect every wildlife species, but especially sloths that do not have the ability to jump away from danger or run quickly across the road”
“People can help by being responsible tourists”
“When visiting a country with sloths, never pay to take a picture with one, hold one or pet one”
“How can *you* not be drawn to species that just want to eat their leaves, relax in the sunshine and the breeze and have a good scratch?!”
“In addition, they have a very curious and playful side, something most people have never and will never see”
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