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• The Axolotl Conservation Paradox: Critically Endangered in the Wild Despite Global Abundance in Captivity

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a neotenic salamander native to Mexico City’s high-altitude lakes, faces imminent extinction in the wild due to extreme habitat degradation and i...