Learn what makes axolotls so special and why wild populations in Mexico are on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss.

Lake Xochimilco is, like, their native habitat, and they're endemic to it, and it's the only place in Mexico where they actually live. So they're really important in that sense.

Lake Xochimilco is the creatures’ only remaining natural habitat — and researchers in Mexico have made a discovery that might help the population regrow: Captive-bred axolotls released into ...

The axolotl will help connect guests with science, culture and the importance of protecting critically endangered species.

Lake Xochimilco is, like, their native habitat, and they're endemic to it, and it's the only place in Mexico where they actually live. So they're really important in that sense.

In the restored lake Xochimilco, their movement peaked when the water was around 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16 to 17 degrees Celsius). In the artificial wetland La Cantera Oriente, movement peaked at ...

Axolotls are everywhere online due to their popularity on TikTok and in Minecraft, but they aren’t very common in the wild. The salamanders are native only to Lake Xochimilco in Xochimilco ...

Lake Xochimilco is the creatures’ only remaining natural habitat — and researchers in Mexico have made a discovery that might help the population regrow: Captive-bred axolotls released into ...

Lake Xochimilco is, like, their native habitat, and they're endemic to it, and it's the only place in Mexico where they actually live. So they're really important in that sense.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were released into the wild and survived.

Lake Xochimilco is, like, their native habitat, and they're endemic to it, and it's the only place in Mexico where they actually live. So they're really important in that sense.

RAMOS: Well, this species is really, really important in Mexico. They’re part of our culture. They’re part of, like, our history because they were actually living in Lake Xochimilco when the Aztecs ...