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 bizarre and adorable aquatic salamander called the axolotl has been enticing collectors and scientists for centuries. But it's now dwindling in its native habitat around Mexico City.

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 ...