Fwd: Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk

[Loretta Lohman]

Web Version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Thank you for supporting Inside Climate News! We couldn’t do what we do without you. In the 06/07/2026 edition: Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation The Terrible Combined With the Good Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction document stressed animals riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. Scientists say the situation is a warning about the threat the booming wildlife trade poses to human health. By Katie Surma, Kiley Price When pathologists cut open dead sloths from a planned Florida tourist attraction, they found a plethora of pathogens. A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say. By Anika Jane Beamer ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa—James Hepp is sick of excuses. The Terrible Combined With the Good Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and North Carolina reporter Lisa Sorg as they explain how a new N.C. ratepayer bill would put the brakes on data centers while incentivizing the use of fossil fuels. By Lisa Sorg The Ratepayer Protection Act, making its way through the North Carolina legislature, conjoins two opposing ideas. Copyright © 2026 Inside Climate News, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website, insideclimatenews.org, or because you have expressed interest in similar content. Edit your subscription | unsubscribe Our mailing address is: Inside Climate News 26 Court Street Suite #1617 Brooklyn, NY 11242 Add us to your address book