Axolotes

Axolotes (2024)

Documentary

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.

Director: Conexiones Climáticas
Writer: Pablo Montaño

Casts

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

Crew