Category: Journal

Feni means Found!

Disclaimer: Warning! Not all animals survive their ordeal and some of the pictures below may contain disturbing images. Paramaribo, 18 March 2016 Yesterday I felt depressed and deflated. Something that does not happen too often. My spirit felt hurt and broken. I was wondering, why I ever decided to work in animal rehabilitation, because dealing […]

Diary of a Baby Sloth 1

My name is Isa, I was born on the 22nd of February 2016 around 17:15, and was found by auntie Isabella Kirkland, a visiting artist, who was trying to draw beautiful sketches of my mum and her sloth and anteater cousins. I am the first baby my mum has delivered, so she was helped a little […]

Dolphin trip 24 January 2016

Notes and images from the field from Stellar Tsang, one of our photographers: The dolphins were having a blast, got to get close to an osprey, a frigate bird flew over us while pooping (lucky for us there was a strong wind), jumping baby dolphins, beautiful sunset and more jumping baby dolphins!… I got to take […]

Reflections at the end of January 2016

29 January 2016 Now that the first month of 2016 is coming to a close, I decided to put down some of my thoughts and reflections about these first days of this new year. On the first Sunday of this year, the 4th of January, there were so many people interested in seeing the dolphins […]

Sloth tracking & a three-toed cheer for Ann & Houtje!

During the summer months, the nursery was in full swing with a handful of sloths under the age of one year. A new rehabilitation center will be especially important for these young animals to have a chance at life in the wild, as they need to develop essential survival skills in a natural environment. Rehabilitation […]

Slothaggedon: The Story of a Sloth Rescue

A few days ago I decided that I really have to finish my book about the sloth rescue in 2012, Slothaggedon. Together and with the help of some students and my Professor friend George from Howard University I was able to submit a first paper about the rescue for an initial review. But the book […]

I am an environmentalist and I am proud of it!

This blog was started on the 7th of June by me, Monique Pool, because I think it is time to clearly state my ideas. Because I think it is time to make sure that no one will ever feel that she/he cannot say they are an environmentalist. I am an environmentalist and I am proud […]

Happy New Year 2015!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2014. WITH YOUR HELP WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO START BUILDING OUR SLOTH REHABILITATION CENTRE IN 2015! LET’S MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE THIS NEW YEAR!    

Make your own Sloth Christmas Balls

24 December 2014 –  Make your own Sloth (Christmas) Balls (and support our fundraising campaign) What you’ll need : • Download the above sloth faces sheet to your computer • Print the sloth faces sheet on firm paper • A circle cutter or scissors • Glue • Pieces of old ribbon or slivers of gold or […]