- Mexico City is plastered with purple axolotl art for the World Cup — murals, subway cars and football-themed statues everywhere.
- Locals are split: many enjoy the cute mascot, but some criticize the “axolotlization” as a flashy distraction from infrastructure and weak conservation efforts.
- The axolotl is critically endangered — researchers haven’t seen one in the wild for two years, though environmental DNA shows a few likely persist in Xochimilco’s canals.
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