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If you are interested in a special visit to APPC Wildlife Rescue Center, please send us an email. All visit have to be coordinated with 72 hours in advance. Access to our main facilities is limited to groups from 2 to 5 people each visit. Because of the nature of the visit, all participants must be at least 12 years of age. For these visit we ask for a minimum donation fee of $US120.00 for two visitors (For additional participants we ask for a minimum donation of $US55.00 per additional person).
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In this special and unique visit, you will be able to see some of our rescue animals, including orphaned baby opossums, sloths, owls, among others. All of proceeds from this special visit are to support our Wildlife Rescue program.
Each visit takes approximately 1 hour and begin with a brief talk focusing on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation. Participants will by allow to enter the rescue center with the exception of some restricted areas. For your safety and for the health of the animals, participants will NOT be able to hold any wildlife.
*Spots are very limited and must be reserved in advance. Please send us an email showing your interest in visit our facilities with a brief explanation on why you will like to do it. We will get back to you with all the information you need to coordinate your visit.
This famed sanctuary is a nightmare for animals, two former employees say. The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica is an internationally recognized rescue that says it dedicates itself to saving and rehabilitating lost or injured sloths. Per MINAE conservation regulations, only Sanctuary staff are allowed to handle sloths. When handled by unfamiliar people, sloths exhibit tachycardia (abnormally fast heart rate) that weakens the heart muscle, a cause of premature death. Also, foreign microbes and allergens attached to guests can compromise rescued sloths’ immune systems. This includes one Full hour and half guided tour. An 8 x10 picture of Sid the Sloth. A large Sloth stuffed animal. Unlimited one on one visits to Sid the Sloth. You will be one on one with feeding, petting, playing with the Sloth, as many visits as you wish, for as long as you wish. We ask that you message us to schedule.
Please, be aware that this visit can only be coordinated directly with the APPC via email to mail@gamboawildlifecenter.org We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel the visit at any time.
| Date opened | 1997 |
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| Location | Limón Province, Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 9°47′58″N82°54′54″W / 9.799565°N 82.915112°W |
| Website | slothsanctuary.com |
The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica (Spanish: Santuario de Perezosos de Costa Rica) is a privately owned animal rescue center located near the city of Cahuita. The Sanctuary is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, research, and release of injured or orphaned sloths.[1] Tours of the Sanctuary are offered to the public.
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History[edit]
After the 1991 Limon earthquake ended their birding tourism business, Judy Avey-Arroyo and her husband Luis Arroyo built a hotel on their property.[2][1] In 1992, three girls brought the Arroyos an orphaned baby three-toed sloth. At the time, very little was known about sloth biology. By observing what the wild sloths on their property ate, the couple were able to hand-rear the sloth, named Buttercup, who lived in the Sanctuary until her death in 2019.[1][2][3] In 1997, the Sanctuary was officially recognized as a rescue center, becoming Costa Rica's first sloth-only facility.[1]
The lives of the Sanctuary's sloth residents were documented in the 2013 Animal Planet television series, Meet the Sloths.[4] In 2016, two former employees accused the Sanctuary of animal mistreatment, which Avey-Arroyo denied.[5][6]
References[edit]
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- ^ abSevcenko, Melanie (17 April 2013). 'Sloth sanctuary nurtures animals back to health'. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^'Sloth Sanctuary Costa Rica - Buttercup'. Facebook. June 29, 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^Fendt, Lindsay (29 November 2013). 'Costa Rican Sloth Sanctuary featured on new Animal Planet series'. The Tico Times. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^Schelling, Ameena (19 May 2016). 'Famous Sloth Sanctuary Is A Nightmare For Animals, Ex-Workers Say'. The Dodo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^Krumholtz, Michael (1 August 2016). 'Inside Costa Rica's Sloth Sanctuary: Horror show or a solution to a complicated issue?'. The Tico Times. Retrieved 1 January 2018.