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The Asociacion Panamericana Para La Conservacion just opened a brand new facility on the grounds of the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. \u00a0The President of APPC, N\u00e9stor Correa and his wife\/director (of APPC not him) Yiscel Y\u00e1ng\u00fcez, bring Coquito and some of his wild friends by the Gamboa Rainforest Resort every evening at 5pm to give a free presentation to guest of the resort about local wildlife and conservation efforts and give the guest the chance to get an up close look at these adorable slow pokes. \u00a0In case you were wondering, you can look but not touch or take home with you. \u00a0The APPC has a pretty strict no snuggling or smuggling policy.<\/p>\n

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If the free presentation whets your appetite for more sloths, tours of the new APPC facility are also available by appointment for a donation of $7 for adults and $4 for children, with children under 4 admitted free. \u00a0This donation goes towards the completion of the new facility, expenses for the animals currently in their care and their team\u2019s continued conservation and education efforts. The tour offers a glimpse at some of the less portable animals that couldn\u2019t make it to the presentation at the resort as well as a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of the rehabilitation facility. \u00a0If you\u2019re lucky, you may even get to touch one!<\/p>\n

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As of December 2015 the animals in their care at the facility included 2 sloths (both 2 and 3 toed varieties), an iguana, a bunny, a few turtles, a very friendly porcupine, and a beautiful jaguar named Fiona. \u00a0Though if you would like to meet Fiona, you\u2019d better hurry. \u00a0She is bound for a zoo in West Palm Beach, FL soon.<\/p>\n

There are all sorts of animal tourism opportunities out there, from riding and elephant to taking a selfie with a tiger, but The Asociacion Panamericana Para La Conservacion is a wildlife tourism experience you can feel good about. \u00a0While it\u2019s not exactly bottle feeding a baby tiger (which you shouldn’t do for a number of reasons), there is no mistaking the passion of N\u00e9stor Correa, Yiscel Y\u00e1ng\u00fcez, and the entire team at the Asociacion Panamericana Para La Conservacion. \u00a0You can rest assured that there is no mistreatment or exploitation of the spectacular animals in their care and your small donation goes to a great cause.<\/p>\n

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