Gaylene Thomas, a wildlife care manager at the San Diego Zoo, oversees two teams that care for a variety of species, ...
Sloth bears have "rough, unruly hair" around the ... The species is threatened by habitat encroachment, the zoo said, as well as illegal hunting and capture. The species is considered ...
(San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) As omnivores, the sloth bear is critical for disseminating seeds throughout their habitat, but it remains at risk of becoming endangered in the near future due ...