Not extinct in the wild, yet, but pretty close! These critically endangered, super cute salamanders are native only to a small lake region in Mexico. Find out how they became so popular and how we even got on this topic in the first place...This was supped to be the extinct smooth handfish episode, but we talked about axolotl’s the whole time…

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Oh lord, prepare yourself. The story of howe the stick bugs on this island went extinct will send creepy crawlies down your spine. Find out what happened to Lord Howe's tree lobsters on this week's Extinction Event.

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Left to fend for themselves after Pablo Escobar’s death, the Hippos in his hacienda eventually break free and reign supreme in surrounding Colombian lagoons and rivers. As the population grows, authorities struggle to eradicate these non-native species from a region where they definitely don’t belong. But not to fear, Jack has a genius solution to this incredibly complicated problem! Find out what it is on this week’s Extinction Event.

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