Unusual urban wildlife of Costa Rica

[urbpan]

The tour buses were working their way through the streets of Limon, a town created by the banana industry, when they pulled over for no apparent reason. All of us tourists got off the two buses, and the guides pointed up at a tree in a schoolyard ringed by chainlink fence. High in the tree, a mother sloth and her baby were trying to sleep, but were roused by the commotion. Bracing against the chainlink fence with my Father's camera, I managed to get this picture:

Comments

[ms-cantrell.livejournal.com]

what a gorgeous picture. does costa rica have any protective measures in place for their animals?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Presumably. They are a pretty ecologically positive country. Tourism is the big industry, and most tourism there is eco-tourism. About a third of the country is protected land.