Each plush comes with a real sloth to track

Track a real sloth and chill with this cute plush one! Created in partnership with The Sloth Conservation Foundation, each sloth plush unlocks an interactive tracking map and supports conservation efforts.

Details

One small plush. One big mission

• 10% of profits donated to The Sloth Conservation Foundation and their work protecting wild sloths in Costa Rica. The Wander Plush helps further this mission with every purchase, tracking two-and three-toes sloths though the canopies.

• Stuffing made from recycled water bottles

• Huggable for all ages

• Size: 12"

How It Works

• Tracked via VHF (Very High Frequency) collar
• This animal’s safety guarded with the Fahlo Protection Ping™

Every Fahlo tracking experience includes the Fahlo Protection Ping™. This indicates each animal’s unique path may be live, delayed, or historical based on required safety protocol in accordance with our nonprofit partners.

While the experience of following an animal’s journey remains the same for you, we work behind the scenes with our partners to ensure this experience is presented in a way that keeps the animals safe, one step or splash at a time.

FAQ's

Why are sloths being tracked?

• Sloths are being monitored under the Urban Sloth Project, a research initiative where we are studying the impact of urbanization and habitat disturbance on the lives, behavior, and activity of wild sloths in Costa Rica. This research will help us develop new conservation initiatives and improve our current ones!

How are sloths being tracked?

• We are using VHF collars that emit radio signals we can detect with a radio receiver. When the signal in the receiver is strong, it means we're close to the sloth! We manually take notes on the GPS points of the sloth. The sloth is usually high up in the canopy, and we have to make sure to visually confirm the collar and antenna on the sloth to be sure it is the one we're tracking.

Does tracking harm the sloths?

• Absolutely not! VHF collars are really safe and scientists have been using these devices for years! The collars are also really light and do not interfere with the regular activities of the wild sloths.  The batteries of the collars can last up to 2 years. Once we fit the collar on the sloth, we set the sloth free and can monitor it for several months without the need to recapture the sloths to change batteries. They live their lives up in the trees while we track them on the ground.