A trained detection dog was highly accurate at finding great crested newts underground or at a distance, which might aid conservation efforts for this highly-endangered species, according to a study ...

A golf club in the Borders is changing its approach to course maintenance - in order to help protect some unexpected guests. The discovery of great crested newts in a greenside pond has prompted the ...

Research has revealed how tiny amounts of DNA (eDNA) released into water by great crested newts can be used to monitor the species. This can bring benefits for its conservation, and help protect great ...

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Authorities may have to kill fish that were placed in a Southampton lake due to the threat they pose to a legally-protected species of newt. Last month, Southampton City Council said people had moved ...

In the Fens of eastern England, a species unobserved for 86 years has just been rediscovered. Joran Quinten via Unsplash Henry Stanier was on the hunt for newts. As the Great Fen Monitoring and ...

Authorities may have to kill fish that were placed in a Southampton lake due to the risk they pose to a protected species. The issue in the Boating Lake at Southampton Common has arisen after “well ...

An evolutionary "trap" has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise—yet persists all the same.