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WildlifeInside Climate NewsEvent: United StatesAttributed to source2026-10-20About 1 min to read this excerpt2 versionsDesk template

Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth Imports

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Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth Imports

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20102026/federal-bill-proposal-to-ban-wild-sloth-imports/

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Federal lawmakers want to ban imports of wild sloths to the United States, a move experts say could have global implications for the conservation of the tree-dwelling species. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) is set on Tuesday to introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), known as the “SLOTHS Act”—Stopping Legalized Organized Trafficking and Harm […]

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Federal lawmakers want to ban imports of wild sloths to the United States, a move experts say could have global implications for the conservation of the tree-dwelling species. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) is set on Tuesday to introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), known as the “SLOTHS Act”—Stopping Legalized Organized Trafficking and Harm […]

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  1. First on desk · 10/20/2026, 10:00:19 AM
    Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth Imports
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  2. Update · 10/20/2026, 10:00:28 PM
    Federal Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Wild Sloth Imports
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Inside Climate News reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Inside Climate News, which released it. Federal lawmakers want to ban imports of wild sloths to the United States, a move experts say could have global implications for the conservation of the tree-dwelling species. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) is set on Tuesday to introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), known as the “SLOTHS Act”—Stopping Legalized Organized Trafficking and Harm […] Original link: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20102026/federal-bill-proposal-to-ban-wild-sloth-imports/

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Federal lawmakers want to ban imports of wild sloths to the United States, a move experts say could have global implications for the conservation of the tree-dwelling species. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) is set on Tuesday to introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), known as the “SLOTHS Act”—Stopping Legalized Organized Trafficking and Harm […]

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