FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to finalize an executive order to temporarily prohibit the importation of sloths into the state of Florida, according to Executive Director Roger Young.
Young made the announcement during an FWC commission meeting in Fort Myers on Wednesday. The announcement comes after 55 sloths connected with the Sloth World attraction in Orlando died.
FWC is working with representatives, stakeholders and wildlife experts to examine the rule regarding Class III, which sloths fall under, Young stated…