Axolotes

Release Date: 2024-02-04

Overview: Every 10 years, the UNAM Ecological Restoration Laboratory conducts a census to measure the presence of axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) in their natural habitat. Unfortunately, records have declined dramatically over the years: in 1994, 6,000 axolotls were found per square kilometer, while ten years ago, only 36 were found. As part of its Ciudades Territorio project, the Conexiones Climáticas team accompanied UNAM biologists and residents of Xochimilco in conducting the 2024-2025 axolotl census. There, we learned about the threats that are destroying the axolotl's habitat, the actions being taken to conserve it, and why without axolotls there is no Xochimilco.

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Cast

Vania Mendoza Solís

as Self - Coordinadora del censo axolotero 2024

Dr. Luis Zambrano González

as Self - Investigador del Instituto de Biología de la UNAM

Basilio Rodríguez

as Self - Campesino y pescador de Xochimilco

Horacio Mena

as Self - Coordinador de la colonia de axolotes

Pablo Montaño

as Self - Conexiones Climáticas