The Planning Inspectorate says work on the Lake District site would significantly impact the species.

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 ...

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Great crested newts are threatened amphibians that live in lowland areas of England, but their underground lifestyle makes them tricky to find. Scientists have now trained a dog to sniff out the ...

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 ...

GREAT crested newts might be living on a site where councillors have already granted permission for a new housing estate. Ecologists contracted by housing developer the Nash Partnership found there ...

All great crested newts have a genetic flaw that dooms half of their offspring to die while still in the egg. How they evolved such a disadvantageous trait has long been a mystery, but now we have an ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clints Crags quarry in Moota was designated a Special Area of Conservation in 2005 [Clints Quarry Action Group] Plans to reopen a ...