The Mexican government and many axolotl conservation groups all over Mexico are doing their best to save the threatened ...

After being driven to near extinction from their only natural habitats in Central Mexico, these creatures are now found more in labs than anywhere else. This is because the axolotl is one of ...

"It's probably not the best strategy to take a species that's been inbred since 1864 and reintroduce it into its natural habitat," Monaghan says. "We can't take the current axolotl and put it into ...

Axolotls, critically endangered salamanders known for their unique features and interactive behavior, are rising in popularity as exotic pets, with stores like Axolotls Tulsa providing education and ...

It is dwindling in the wild because of serious threats to its natural habitat. For decades, researchers have marvelled at how the axolotl can regenerate amputated limbs, damaged body tissue ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a celebration of Lake Xochimilco, a natural lake near Mexico City that also happens to be the last remaining habitat for the axolotls—a species related to the salamander.

So-called Montana axolotls, which are not true axolotls but instead a variant of the barred tiger salamander that does not mature into a terrestrial form, have a similarly limited natural habitat, ...

Native to lakes in Mexico, they are critically endangered in the wild due to habitat loss and pollution, making their preservation in captivity even more significant. Axolotls have become ...