Premium Only Content

Saving a Sloth- Protecting a Sloth from Death on the Highway in Ecuador
On a recent photography expedition trip to Ecuador we came across a sloth in the middle of the road. We passed by thinking it was an injured dog or other animal that had been hit. We saw it moving very slowly and assumed it was injured, so we turned around to see if we could help.
Upon getting out of the vehicle to my amazement it was a sloth. Or in Spanish, an Oso Perezoso.
We blocked off our lane of traffic with our car and then stood nearby the sloth waiting for him to cross. Standing nearby so it wouldn't get hit by the many cars that kept passing by,
The sloth went back and forth for 45 minutes, on asphalt that was very hot. When it turned back around to go into the lane that we weren't blocking we had to intervene.
As someone who's done a lot of wildlife photography I've been taught to let nature be, and to not interfere. I've also been taught on my many trips to Africa and other places that interacting and especially touching wild animals can have adverse consequences, so we waited for a long time hoping he would cross safely.
When it became apparent that he would most certainly get hit if we didn't intervene. I gently picked him up and carried him to safety. He then quickly climbed up a tree to the highest point. It was beautiful.
I hope you enjoyed the video that we filmed entirely with our cellphones as our gear was packed away. Thanks so much for watching. Go make the world a better place.
Thanks!
Jason
#jasonlanier #wildlifeprotection #sloth
-
LIVE
svgames
2 hours ago🟢LIVE - TRIVIAA
98 watching -
19:10
GritsGG
15 hours agoSolo Warzone 30 Bomb!
5.86K3 -
2:28:39
LimpStinker
2 hours agoZelda BOTW on Switch 2
318 -
6:18:53
RECON-RAT Guns & Gaming
1 day ago $0.02 earnedRECON-RAT - Battlefield Marathon! - BF1 -BFV - BF2042
5551 -
1:54:08
The Michelle Moore Show
20 hours ago'Medical Preparedness...Your Gateway to Freedom, Foods Parasites Hate, and more' Guest, Dr. Shawn Rowland, Founder of Jase Medical: The Michelle Moore Show (July 29, 2025)
15.7K10 -
15:05
The Pascal Show
12 hours ago $1.56 earnedHOLY SH*T! The Missing Minute From Epstein’s Jail Video Has Been FOUND
9.52K11 -
LIVE
Lofi Girl
2 years agoSynthwave Radio 🌌 - beats to chill/game to
200 watching -
2:14:32
Inverted World Live
10 hours agoHarvard Astronomer Says Hostile Alien Spaceship Heading Toward Earth | Ep. 82
225K62 -
2:29:34
Brandon Gentile
4 days agoHow To Retire 10 Years Early with Just 0.1 Bitcoin
12.5K7 -
3:19:34
Laura Loomer
10 hours agoEP135: Champagne Communism: Zohran Mamdani's Ugandan Compound EXPOSED
53.6K11