CITIZEN SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Spotted a sloth in Costa Rica or anywhere across Latin America? Your report feeds real research and could save a sloth from danger, electrocution, or exploitation.
BIG IMPACT
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SPOT A SLOTH
See a sloth in the wild — or witness one in trouble? You don’t need to be an expert. All sightings count, whether it’s a photo from your phone or just a memory.
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FILL THE SURVEY
Our bilingual survey (EN/ES) asks simple questions about what you saw, where, and when. Upload a photo if you have one. Takes about 3 minutes. Completely free.
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FUEL REAL SCIENCE
Your data feeds our sloth census, habitat maps, and welfare monitoring. The survey even gives you a species ID guess at the end based on your answers.
SCIENCE & RESCUE
🔠Report a sloth sighting
Traveling in a sloth habitat country? Whether it’s your first sloth or your fiftieth, your observation helps us understand where sloths live, how they move, and where they’re thriving.
- Works for any Latin American country
- No expertise needed — beginners welcome
- Photo upload supported
- Species ID result at survey end
- Available in English and Spanish
🚨 Report a sloth in danger
See a sloth being harmed, exploited for tourism photos, or in an emergency? Use the same survey to flag it, or call us directly for urgent situations.
- Report electrocution or road injuries
- Flag illegal wildlife tourism encounters
- Alert us to sloths in distress
- Anonymous reporting available