NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were ...

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By Shanna Hanbury Critically endangered axolotls that were captive-bred then released into wetlands in Mexico City have ...

Captive-bred axolotls can adapt to both restored and artificial wetlands, but face dangers from predators and rising ...

The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in ...

Scientists in Mexico have found that axolotls bred in captivity can survive and thrive in their native habitat—which is great ...

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Axolotls are only found in the wild in one place in the world; an area of wetland just outside Mexico City. They are one of the world’s most endangered, and arguably most adorable, amphibians. Not ...

The popular salamanders are nearly extinct in the wild, where they are confined to a small system of canals in Mexico City.

A research project in Mexico has released 18 captive-bred axolotls into an artificial wetland close to Mexico City, and they ...

The findings could aid conservation efforts for the beloved species, which is found in only one Mexico City lake.