Film Info

56 minutes
BelugaSmile Productions, LLC & THIRTEEN Productions LLC for the PBS Nature series
Available for FREE Events Only
Synopsis:
In 2000, Ana Salceda, a young journalist, moved from her native Spain to explore the wilds of Panama, where she became the caregiver for a tiny orphaned baby sloth named Velcro. For two years, the two became inseparable as Ana learned how to become a successful adoptive mother to Velcro, until finally the day came for Ana to reintroduce Velcro back to the wild. This is the story of Ana’s return to the Central and South Americas to see how much has changed since Velcro came into her life. Sloths, once largely ignored, have become a hot topic of scientific researchers.

Action Items 

• For more information about Velcro and her story here is an interview with Ana Salceda, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sloth-named-velcro-interview-filmmaker/11131/
• Volunteer or donate to the Jaguar Rescue Center in Puerto Rico http://www.jaguarrescue.foundation/
• Visit, volunteer, or donate to Tinka Plese’s AIUNAV Foundation here: http://www.aiunau.org/en/
• Read up on the pigmy sloth here http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=1396
• Do not support the illegal pet trade of sloths, and do not support the idea of sloths as pets
• Donate and support organizations that are fighting to conserve sloth habitats http://treefoundation.org/category/research/sloths/