FWC investigation finds dozens of sloths died before Orlando attraction opening - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
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ORLANDO, Florida (WBBH) — An investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) found that dozens of sloths intended for “Sloth World Orlando,”
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31 sloths meant for Florida 'slotharium' attraction die in warehouse or in transit
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FWC investigation finds dozens of sloths died before Orlando attraction opening - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
The world's first "slotharium" was slapped with a stop-work order Thursday after a probe alarmingly found 31 sloths had died in the care of the Florida company prior to its grand opening last month.
(Update 4/24/26): The Central Florida Zoo said more than a dozen sloths from Sloth World had been donated to them. The zoo is going to evaluate them and then work with the Species Survival Plan Program to find long-term homes for them at other AZA-accredited facilities.
ORLANDO, Florida (WBBH) — An investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) found that dozens of sloths intended for “Sloth World Orlando,”
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