In a remarkable discovery, 10-year-old Evie Hill from Leicester, England, found an endangered Mexican axolotl while paddling in the River Ogmore in Bridgend, Wales. This is the first time an axolotl has been found in the wild in the UK, and the species is critically endangered, with estimates suggesting only 50 to 1,000 remain worldwide. Evie recognized the creature from her favorite video game, Minecraft, and after catching it, she brought it home, naming it Dippy. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is illegal to release non-native species like axolotls into the environment, prompting Evie and her mother to keep Dippy as a pet. Chris Newman, director of the National Centre for Reptile Welfare, praised Evie's keen observation skills, noting that her discovery may have saved the axolotl's life, as there are currently no recorded sightings of the species in the UK or elsewhere.