Protecting Mexico’s iconic salamander means saving one of the country’s most important wetlands
In February, crowds gathered around Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City and witnessed the release of an endemic salamander called the axolotl, a culturally respected amphibian that is endangered by lake pollution. After a pre-Hispanic flute and incense ritual, the mayors of various wards of the city have stated six axolotl in captivity (AK-) as a statement of efforts to protect the species and their habitat. Dropped (pronounced suh-laa-tl) into the lake. .. However, Oscar Camacho Flores, the founder of the national civil society Preservacf AC, called it “a sacrificial ritual, not asking for their salvation, as it was clear that they would die.” At the end of last month, Camacho went to the Attorney General’s office for illegal environmental behavior and animal cruelty against Jose Carlos Acosta Luis, the mayor of the community of Xochimilco, because of the pollution of Lake Xochimilco (pronounced Sochimilco). Filed a lawsuit. Camacho claimed that they did not have the required environme