Classified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de ...

At present, 4 sloth species are listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The maned three-toed sloth is vulnerable, while the pygmy three-toed sloth is critically endangered ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal responds to a 2013 petition filed after officials ...

The zoo’s wildlife veterinarian, Noi Psaroudaki, told the outlet that staff were "absolutely thrilled" to discover that the pygmy hippo was a baby boy after breeding efforts were made difficult ...