 Since 2007 , all slow loris species have been protected from commercial international trade under Appendix I of CITES . Furthermore , local trade is illegal because every nation in which they occur naturally has laws protecting them . Despite their CITES Appendix I status and local legal protection , slow lorises are still threatened by both local and international trade due to problems with enforcement . Surveys are needed to determine existing population densities and habitat viability for all species of slow loris . Connectivity between protected areas is important for slow lorises because they are not adapted to dispersing across the ground over large distances . 
