Assisting Axolotls, Transplanting Toads, and Preserving Pond Turtles

Urban wildlife can’t always take care of itself. Herpetologist Tobias Landberg of Arcadia University joins us as we take our podcast to Mexico City with Luis Zambrano of the Reserva Ecologica del Pedregal de San Angel and a project to save the axolotl from extinction in the wild (as opposed to captivity, where they thrive as a research subject). We also talk to Phillip Spinks of UCLA about the pond turtles of California and hear about Tobias’ work with axolotls in the lab as well as taking urban toads to the suburban Briar Bush Nature Center.

Axolotl

Axolotl (by Carmen Loyola)