Habitat destruction and the introduction of invasive fish species have led to a dramatic decline in the axolotl population. These amphibians are small in size, come in a range of colors ...

Pollution, habitat degradation, urbanization, and water diversion from an ever-growing human population are the largest threats to the axolotl. It has few natural predators but may be fed on by ...

Unfortunately, axolotls are endangered due to pollution, destruction of their habitat, and the growth of human populations around them. Scientists are working to protect these fragile species by ...

The figures tell it best. In 1998 there were 6,000 axolotls per square kilometer in their natural habitat, the district of Xochimilco in the south of Mexico City. By 2004, that figure had fallen ...