SloCo Wish List
At SloCo we are a non-profit organization and so we rely primarily on monetary donations to complete our work. However, you can also help us by donating a specific item that we urgently need for one of our unique sloth conservation programs.
We love receiving items from our wish list! Just follow the links below to order the item and have it delivered directly to our SloCo headquarters at the following address:
The Sloth Conservation Foundation, Bank Vale Barn, Bank Vale Road, Hayfield, Derbyshire, SK22 2EZ, United Kingdom
If you would prefer to order the item for delivery within the United States, we can arrange this – please just email us at contact@slothconservation.org to get the delivery details.
THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF THE SLOTHS!
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced Batteries
SloCo is taking to the skies and will also be counting sloths with a specialized thermal drone. The battery of the drone, a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advance, only lasts around 30 minutes, and our sessions in the jungle usually take four to six hours, so we are going to need at least 10 of these batteries. (Images credit: Fabiano Melo)
Camera traps
With +130 Sloth Crossings wildlife bridges to monitor, we need a lot of camera traps. These bridges connect isolated trees and forest fragments, provide a safe route of passage for sloths and other arboreal animals and increase habitat availability in disturbed areas. We have been able to observe 23 different species using them – including both types of sloths!
HF2X HyperFire 2 Covert IR Camera $399
Browning Defender Wireless Cellular Trail Camera $299
Bushnell Core DS-4K No Glow Trail Camera $199
Waterproof Binoculars
Good binoculars are essential for sloth identification and research. Vanguard Endeavor ED II 10 x 42 Binoculars are our favourite:
Buy Vanguard Binoculars Amazon
Buy Vanguard Binoculars B&H
Buy Vanguard Binoculars Official Store
Flagging Tape
This is essential for our research, sloth tracking, and reforestation programs. We use this tape to mark the trees that sloths are using and to label all of the saplings that we plant through the Connected Gardens Project (degradable material).
Buy Trail Ribbon Amazon $3.99
Buy Trail Ribbon HME Official Store $3.99
Handheld GPS Unit
This is essential for our sloth research and tracking projects as we need to get an accurate GPS location for all of our collared sloths every single day. Our current unit is 10 years old and is starting to fail. While any model of handheld GPS will be gratefully received, we have had great results from the Garmin 64s receiver!
Buy Garmin GPS from Garmin Store $299
Note Taking Tablet
Our field staff makes behavioral observations on wild and recently released sloths every day, and by using a tablet to directly record the data via an ethogram drastically reduces the time needed for transcription. Any reliable tablet will work for this!
