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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discovery The power of petite Lucy Cooke searches for the elusive pygmy sloth As part of their Animals on the Edge programme, Lucy Cooke joins a team of conservationists from the Zoological ...

In December, AWI officially notified the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) of its intent to sue the agency for failing to decide in a timely fashion on whether to list the pygmy three-toed sloth ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Voting is now underway to choose the name of the Metro Richmond Zoo's baby pygmy hippo, which was born earlier this month. Officials with the zoo announced Friday that ...