Vish The Sloth Rescued From Illegal Exotic Pet Trade And Returned To Wild

Vish the sloth was rescued from an illegal exotic pet trade ring in the city of Tarapoto in the Amazon region of San Martin by the Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC).

Sloths are especially sensitive wild animals and cannot handle being kept as pets, reported One Green Planet. Luckily for Vish, he won't have to suffer for too long since NPC intervened and gave him a second chance at life.

Vish was rescued from the illegal trade after a concerned member of the public tipped off authorities, reported One Green Planet. It's unclear where he was purchased from.

Once Vish got into the hands of the NPC, he was very sick. His new caretakers fed him a special diet of wild leaves and sprouts to help him get his health back.

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Sloth, Wild, Amazon, Peru