The study area is c. 4 km2 in size and occurs within an
agricultural landscape containing three general habitat types used
by sloths: the cacao plantation with overstorey trees, tropical forest
occurring in narrow (c. 20 m) riparian buffers and cattle pasture
containing living fence rows and isolated legacy trees
(Fig. 1). The cacao plantation consists of cacao trees 3–4 m in
height planted underneath a diverse, yet sparse overstorey of
native shade trees surrounded by living fence rows. The study
area is bordered immediately to the east and west by banana and
pineapple monocultures that are not used by sloths (Vaughan
et al. 2007).