How is it that axolotls are listed as “critically endangered” species, but they are allowed to be pets that don’t even sell for more that much?

Question

Apparently there are breeders making Axolotls and they only go for a few hundred bucks at most. How is this possible? And how are so many people able to own them as pets if they are very close to extinction?

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Answer 1

They are endangered due to only being able to live in certain conditions and are dying as a result of habitat loss.

The ones in captivity are slowly being inbred due to a lack of genetic diversity as well.

This (https://youtu.be/bFkIG9S2Mmg) does a great job of explaining it.