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SURVEY : SLOTHS SITUATION IN COSTA RICA

This survey aims to get a global vision of the situation of sloths in Costa Rica, the captivity,the diseases, the illicit trafic and the human impact on their lifestyle. It makes part of my doctoral veterinary tesis about the biology and natural history of this amazing species.

mandatory answer

Question 1

Name of the rescue center, address and date of creation of the center.

THE CENTER

Question 2

How many sloths do you have in your center at the present time? (precise how many two-toed sloths and how many three-toed sloths)

Question 3

In an average, how many sloths live in the center every year? (precise how many two-toed sloths and how many three-toed sloths)

Question 4

What kind of animals do you have in your center other than sloths?

Question 5

In an average, how many new sloths are received every year in your center? Please precise how many cases in each label.

ChoicePriority
Electrocuted sloths
Orphan sloths
Car accident
Dog attacks
illicit trafic
Others (comments)

Comments

Question 6

In an average, how many sloths are released every year?

SLOTHS IN CAPTIVITY

Question 7

Where are they kept in captivity (cages, inclosures, semi-liberty)?

Question 8

What is their diet in captivity ?

Comments

Question 9

How many births do you have in each gender of sloths (Choloepus, Bradypus) per year in an average?

Question 10

What are the main medical problems you have to deal with?

ChoicePriority
Respiratory diseases (cough, sneezing...)
Digestive diseases (diarrhea, parasites, anorexia...)
Traumas
Others (precise in comments)

Comments

RELEASING

Question 11

What is the policy applied in your center? What are the main conditions for releasing a sloth in nature for you?

Question 12

Where do the releasing take place?

Question 13

What is the current legislation in Costa Rica regarding sloths releasing?

Question 14

Do you have some following of the releasing sloths of your center?

YOUR IMPRESSION ABOUT SLOTH SITUATION IN COSTA RICA

Question 15

What is your vision about Costa Rican sloths situation at the present time?

Question 16

And the situation in the future (some years from now)?

Question 17

What are your future projects for the sloths in your center ?

Thank you so much for your participation !

Sarah Humeau (Last year French Vet student in Nantes Vet University ONIRIS)




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