So there’s not axolotl more where that came from?
It’s a pet. It’s no more newsworthy than finding a goldfish that someone “released into the wild”.
Also, don’t do that; it’s how species become invasive.
Yes, it’s a pet, but I disagree. These animals have very specific needs, so the fact that this girl found it alive and saved it in time is newsworthy. Goldfish are hardy and can become invasive. Axolotls don’t have those same advantages.
they are kind of endangered (I think only in the wild?) so it’s not the same as a goldfish
They’re endangered in the wild and will go extinct in the next 10-20 years. With no native habitat to return to even if we wanted to release them. They would never survive anywhere else so it’s not a issue of them become invasive, still not good though. There might be a few remote isolated spots that could support them, but those are too sensitive to introduce a nonnative species just to save it. The future of axolotls is in labs and peoples aquariums.
