We need to protect the endangered axolotl. Here’s why
BiodiversityVideoApril 5, 20222 min read
The axolotl is not just cute, it’s potentially vital to human health. So why are we destroying its habitat and endangering its future? It’s time to take biodiversity preservation seriously.
Social justice comedian extraordinaire Kemah Bob explains how biodiversity loss is contributing to the near extinction of the ‘Mexican walking fish’ – aka the axolotl. “It turns out that delicate ecosystems, which make up all life on Earth, are not an infinite vending machine made just for us,” Keman tells us in the video below in her distinctive style.
Biodiversity is a term we use to describe the variety and variability of life on this planet, from the biggest mammals to microscopic single-cell organisms. And it matters to all of us – including the fate of the axolotl.
The existence of this Pokemon-like creature with flaming red hair is crucial to medical research and advancement because it can regrow its own limbs, heart and brain.
Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an alarming rate. This crisis is a real threat to our lives in many different ways. So we all need play our part and act soon if we’re to help save this little guy, and the planet.
