Watch: Girl describes finding rare Mexican axolotl in Wales
Summary
A 10-year-old girl named Evie found a rare Mexican axolotl, an endangered amphibian, in the River Ogmore in Wales. This is the first recorded sighting of an axolotl in the wild in the UK, and experts say there are only a few hundred left in the world.Key Facts
- The axolotl is a rare amphibian native to Mexico and is endangered.
- Evie found the axolotl while playing in shallow water in a Welsh river.
- This is the first time an axolotl has been documented in the wild in the UK.
- Experts estimate that only between 50 and 1,000 axolotls remain worldwide.
- Evie’s family took the axolotl home to Leicester and named it Dippy.
- Officials believe the axolotl was probably released by a previous owner who could no longer care for it.
- Chris Newman is the director of the National Centre for Reptile Welfare involved in this case.
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