Axel (our mascot) · A real wild axolotl
Adopt Axel
Fund axolotl conservation in Mexico City
There are fewer than 1,000 wild axolotls left — all in Lake Xochimilco, Mexico City.
That's the same city whose Spanish you're learning right now.
Axel represents every one of them. Adopting him funds real conservation work by scientists who have spent decades protecting his home.
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Your conservation league grows with your impact →
Friend of Axel
$5/month💧
Every drop counts. You're helping protect the ancient waterways of Xochimilco where Axel calls home.
Every month: funds ongoing water quality monitoring in Xochimilco's canals
Protector of Axel
$10/month💧→🌿
The chinampas are Aztec floating gardens — conservationists are reviving them to filter water for wild axolotls. You're part of that.
Every month: helps maintain the biofilters protecting axolotl breeding grounds
Guardian of Axel
$20/month🌿
Fewer than 1,000 wild axolotls remain. You're one of the people standing between them and extinction.
Every month: supports the captive breeding program safeguarding the species against wild extinction
Champion of Axel
$50/month🏆
Axolotls have been on this planet for millions of years. They might not make it another decade without people like you. Thank you.
Every month: contributes to chinampa restoration and the researchers working to return axolotls to the wild
50% of every donation goes directly to UNAM's axolotl conservation program in Lake Xochimilco, Mexico City. The rest covers payment processing and keeps Verbacity free for everyone.
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