Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current ...

Legend has it the axolotl was not always ... is all that’s left from the lake city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, so I always tell our visitors that Xochimilco is a living archeological zone ...

The axolotl, one of the country's most emblematic animals, is at risk. Pollution of its natural habitat ... created with chinamperos from the lake area in Xochimilco to organize Biocultural ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not ... is all that’s left from the lake city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, so I always tell our visitors that Xochimilco is a living archeological ...

In the southern part of Mexico City lies Xochimilco, a maze of canals filled with boats, music, food and tourists. But Xochimilco is more than that. It’s one of the last remnants ...

Axolotls were historically found in high-altitude lakes near Mexico City. Habitat destruction and pollution reduced the species to small areas around Lake Xochimilco. According to the ...

Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and chinampas, the pre-Hispanic agricultural systems resembling floating gardens that still function in Xochimilco ... species and its habitat from extinction ...

A convent of Mexican nuns is helping to save one of the world’s most remarkable amphibians: the axolotl ... programme to make the Lake Patzcuaro an axolotl-friendly habitat once more and ...

What’s more, these creatures are only found in Lake Xochimilco and Lake ... Sadly, much of their natural habitat has been destroyed, and today, most axolotls are found in captivity, with less ...

XOCHIMILCO, Mexico—A homely aquatic ... inspiring a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy. Where the axolotl can barely be found: in its natural habitat in Mexico. The axolotl (pronounced ah-SHO-lohtl ...

And within these canals lies the last remaining wild habitat of a strange, smiling salamander called the axolotl. In the southern part of Mexico City lies Xochimilco ... of a lake system that ...