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 ...

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 ...

Conservationists in Scotland are restoring ancient wetlands in a strategy to lure back some former residents, the BBC reported. The publication explained that the great crested newt is an amphibian ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Trust ranger Nick Dunnett patrols the cellar at Tattershall Castle to check for newts [National Trust] Is this Britain's most unusual job? National Trust ranger Nick Dunnett spends his days ...

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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