State wildlife officials intend to temporarily halt the importation of sloths into Florida as they reevaluate current permit rules for such exotic animals.
The move is in response to the deaths of 55 sloths from South America, which were tied to a scuttled Sloth World attraction in Orlando.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Executive Director Roger Young said the agency’s wildlife team investigated the now bankrupt Sloth World facility. He said an executive order is also in the works to temporarily prohibit the importation of sloths to the state while Class III permits involving exotic animals are under review…