mexicanum — The axolotl’s paperworkhttps://mexicanum.com/en/An independent journal about animals, conservation and excessive regulation.enAppendix II does not mean “banned”https://mexicanum.com/en/cites-ii-does-not-mean-banned.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/cites-ii-does-not-mean-banned.htmlThreatened species, regulated trade and lawful ownership are different questions. A guide to reading the next headline.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000A refuge needs water. The file needs ink.https://mexicanum.com/en/xochimilco-chinampa-refuges.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/xochimilco-chinampa-refuges.htmlChinampa Refugio and Adoptaxolotl show conservation that can be measured in restored habitat.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Chile: seizure is not the final chapterhttps://mexicanum.com/en/chile-after-seizure.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/chile-after-seizure.htmlWhat happens to the animals belongs in the assessment of an operation. Headlines tend to end earlier.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Endangered here. “Injurious” there.https://mexicanum.com/en/axolotl-us-bsal.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/axolotl-us-bsal.htmlThe US added Ambystoma to its injurious wildlife regime. The reason is a fungus, a different question from conservation through trade controls.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000160 years in a tank. And a hamster for comparison.https://mexicanum.com/en/history-and-hamster.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/history-and-hamster.htmlParis, 1864. Minnesota, 1962. The domestic axolotl’s history started long before its CITES file.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000An axolotl “budgie exception”https://mexicanum.com/en/budgie-proposal.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/budgie-proposal.htmlFour parrot species are outside the Appendices. A precedent for discussing proportionate rules, without mistaking a proposal for an existing exemption.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Granada: 29 axolotls and an unanswered questionhttps://mexicanum.com/en/granada-rescue.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/granada-rescue.htmlMissing documents explain a seizure. Assessing its conservation benefit takes more information.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000A fish tank does not tell the whole storyhttps://mexicanum.com/en/whos-the-axolotl.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/whos-the-axolotl.htmlThe Lilia Lemoine case shows how quickly a conservation category becomes a verdict on a pet.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Form AX-II/b: I have never seen Xochimilcohttps://mexicanum.com/en/form-ax-ii-b.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/form-ax-ii-b.htmlA sworn statement for a lifetime in captivity. Original, copy and patience.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Endangered in the canal. Paperwork in the tank.https://mexicanum.com/en/axolotl-appendix-ii.htmlhttps://mexicanum.com/en/axolotl-appendix-ii.htmlWild and laboratory axolotls share a scientific name. Their histories, threats and paperwork deserve a closer look.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000