A healthy axolotl will have three pairs of feathery external gills framing its perpetually smiling face. Yet, one day you may ...

According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, legal possession of axolotls is restricted to ones purchased before May 16, 2024. The deadline to register axolotls with the AGFC is June 30. To ...

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But native populations aren’t doing as well; scientists estimate that less than 1,000 individuals remain in the wild. Axolotls are endemic to Lake Xochimilco in the central valley of Mexico ...

Now they’ve largely disappeared, and they are critically endangered. One estimate says fewer than a thousand adults remain in the wild. But a new study suggests axolotls could have a chance at a ...

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. We've got some good news for axolotls.

One estimate says fewer than a thousand adults remain in the wild. But a new study suggests axolotls could have a chance at a comeback. Here to tell us more is Alejandra Ramos. She is the lead ...

Critically endangered axolotls that were captive-bred then released into wetlands in Mexico City have successfully adapted to the wild, a new study has found, giving new hope to scientists trying ...