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 ...

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 ...

Night-time searches by torchlight have begun for a rare water beast in Powys. Wildlife volunteers want to know if great crested newts are breeding in Llandrindod Wells lake again after blue-green ...

Catbrain Hill may have one of the weirdest names in the UK, but it is also an area that edges on to the Brabazon development on the old Filton Airfield. It is also being developed with new properties ...

Endangered great crested newts were rescued from a drain after Thames Water installed a “ladder” for them to escape. Engineers discovered the newts trapped in the chamber. The newts are protected by ...

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A specially made fence has been put up to help protect a colony of great crested newts in southern Scotland. The wildlife project at Yair Forest near Selkirk was started due to the dangers posed to ...

Boris Johnson has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to protect newts in his garden – even though they could stop him from building a new swimming pool at his country manor. The ex-prime minister has ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Wildlife volunteers want to know if great crested newts are breeding in Llandrindod Wells lake again after blue-green algae starved it of oxygen, killing thousands of fish. Brecknock and Radnor ...