Florida officials investigate planned ‘Sloth World’ attraction after 31 sloths die in warehouse

<p>Languorous tree dwellers from Guyana and Peru died from ‘cold stun’ in warehouse with no power or running water</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email</a></p></li></ul><p>Wildlife officials in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> said in a newly released report that dozens of sloths taken from South American rainforests for display at a controversial new tourist attraction in Orlando died in the care of their new owners.</p><p>An incident report from the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) said that 31 of the mammals procured from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/peru">Peru</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/guyana">Guyana</a> by the owners of a forthcoming attraction called Sloth World perished in a storage warehouse more than a year ago, between December 2024 and February 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/florida-sloth-deaths-tourist-attraction">Continue reading...</a>