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In the wild, they exist only in Mexico City’s Lake Xochimilco, where, owing to habitat degradation, they’re critically endangered. Fewer than 1,000 are estimated remaining.

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 ...

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, 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.

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.