The bright-eyed pygmy slow loris is undoubtedly cute, but the illegal pet trade and popular social media videos threaten their existence. Humans can be the problem or the solution, it's up to us. Let's make this go viral for the right reasons! | San Diego Zoo

We run the largest slow loris rescue centre in the world, where we are currently providing round the clock care for almost 200 rescued slow lorises. The Javan slow loris is Critically Endangered, teetering on the edge of extinction as a result of the illegal pet trade Indonesia. Its huge brown eyes and soft fur make this small nocturnal primate highly prized as a pet and the victim of an online craze fuelled by videos on YouTube. As a result, many of the slow lorises arrive at our centre in a te