⚡ Why are animals in Costa Rica suffering electrocution? Wild animals - especially arboreal species like monkeys, kinkajous, and sloths - are suffering serious injuries or death due to electrocution. This crisis is caused by three main factors: 1- Unregulated construction and development, which fragments natural habitats and forces animals to use electrical infrastructure to move between trees. 2- Unsafe electrical installations, where cables and transformers lack proper insulation and wildlife