
Captive-Bred Axolotls Successfully Reintroduced to Mexican Wetlands
The Resilient Axolotl: How Science Is Rewriting an Extinction Story Introduction: More Than Just a Smiling Face The axolotl’s perpetual “smile” and feathery gills have made it an internet darling, but behind its charming appearance lies a far more compelling narrative—one of scientific wonder and conservation urgency. Native exclusively to Mexico’s Xochimilco wetlands, this neotenic…