Comments on: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES: Unique axolotl salamanders face extinction

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:17:57 +0000

and this article is from 2008, there are less axolotls in the wild i think, i have 3 pet axolotls and it is sad that they are going extinct. :’(

By: roro

roro — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:31:56 +0000

If this animal goes extinct , things will go different , just like everything else if one species dies others go down with it and eventually bam!!!! we need to do things differently in order to make things better and to save these animals that we benifit off of.

By: under5cents

under5cents — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:57:06 +0000

Humans argue over politics. Meanwhile, the Axolotl are dying out.
Lake Xochimilco outside of Mexico City, Mexico –
The Axolotl is an aquatic salamander that never grows out of the
tadpole state. It is native to Lake Xochimilco. This animal can not be
found in the wild anyplace else on Earth. According to scientists,
there are only about 1200 left. They are becoming extinced in the wild
because of foreign fish that were introduced to the lake, back in the
1970′s. Now the local human population is dependent on the fishing
industry surrounding the lake.
These critters need to be preserved and transplanted to another lake
similar to their natural habitat. Meanwhile, we need to figure out how
they reproduce cut off limbs.
Read more at http://www.under5cents.com/search/label/Axolotl

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:41:21 +0000

None of the axolotls are “neonatal” they are neotenic.

By: Trustthapo

Trustthapo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:27:31 +0000

Just pointing this out, but only CAPTIVE Axolotls- the ones you mentioned being used for research and as pets- are Neonatal. It is hard to get the captive bred strains to ‘morph to their adult form, though it is rare and possible.

By: ian

ian — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:58:40 +0000

Hi,
I am doing a 6th grade endangerd species project on the axolotl and for part of it I have to e-mail a expert. I was wondering if you could send me some things you know about the axolotl.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:19:39 +0000

Can you post more pictures and add images of the axolotls? It would be greatly appreciated.

By: Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Baby axolotls and Linnaeus :: June :: 2007

Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Baby axolotls and Linnaeus :: June :: 2007 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:40:15 +0000

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