aotealotl Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 back in 1998 they found about 6000 Axolotl per square km in the channels of Xochimilco, in 2003 they were down to 1000 per square km, in 2008 only 100 were counted, during the last expedition over 3 months they couldn't count a single water monster in the wild anymore. it seems they are gone for good in the wild. the pollution and introduced fish species have pushed them too far. :an!gry :an!gry No hallan un solo ajolote en los canales de Xochimilco :an!gry :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Another survey is to be conducted shortly, but it would appear that even if some where found there will be little ability for re-establishment without intervention. This is just one of many species, lions are sitting at only 250 males of breed-able age remaining in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 the irony being that the easy way to keep an animal species secure, is to either farm them for food! or farm them for the pet industry bad bad humans :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yet the lions in our zoos are on contraceptives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The african villagers are no doubt quite pleased?? :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markvs Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Not to worry, if you are an evolutionist, as something new will come along soon to replace it... probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Not to worry, if you are an evolutionist, as something new will come along soon to replace it... probably soon ? if you are an evolutionist you know it will take much longer than 7 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 John Banks reckons 6 days. Are we evolving to replace the axies, lions or africans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwenami Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yet the lions in our zoos are on contraceptives. Isn't that because the gene pool of lions in zoos is quite small? So zoos have to trace lineage and make sure there isn't too much linebreeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I think that is so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 They already track the genetics of the zoo animals, that's why various animals get sent to Australia and we get them from there, as well as other zoos in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 http://blogs.discovery.com/bites-animal-planet/2014/02/endgangered-axolotl-spotted-in-mexico-despite-extinction-fears.html#mkcpgn=fbapl14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 There was a doco late last year that they found some in a man-mad rowing centre just out of the city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 There was a doco late last year that they found some in a man-mad rowing centre just out of the city i saw that too. weren't they also breeding for release. remember seeing some being prepared for release... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 i saw that too. weren't they also breeding for release. remember seeing some being prepared for release... That sound like the same one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wcdy9FehaI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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