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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.
Cast
Vania Mendoza Solís
Self - Coordinadora del censo axolotero 2024
Dr. Luis Zambrano González
Self - Investigador del Instituto de Biología de la UNAM
Basilio Rodríguez
Self - Campesino y pescador de Xochimilco
Horacio Mena
Self - Coordinador de la colonia de axolotes
Pablo Montaño
Self - Conexiones Climáticas
Carlos Uriel Sumano
Self - Coordinador operativo del proyecto chinampa-refugio
