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 ...

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 springer spaniel called Freya could detect great crested newts at distances of up to 2 metres above the ground. Nick Upton / Alamy Stock Photo Great crested newts play crucial ecological roles. They ...

You have probably never seen a great crested newt. If you’re in the UK, you’ll usually only hear about them when construction work is halted because they are found at a building site. In the past ...

The great crested newt has found itself at the centre of a political battlefield over how to preserve nature and deliver ...

Plans to reopen a disused limestone quarry cannot go ahead on conservation grounds, a government inspector has ruled. Company DA Harrison, which makes ready mix concrete products, lodged an appeal ...

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 ...

AS shoots burst their way through the soil and the days get warmer and brighter, you may have started to see amphibians making their way to their breeding habitats – hearing the chorus of frogs or ...

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 ...

The presence of the protected species in a pond at Cavers Castle, near Hawick, has delayed a decision on a bid to bring it back into use. The council's planning committee was being recommended to ...

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 ...