Why does the great crested newt always get the blame? In recent weeks Government ministers have singled them out as the ...

In the rainy season, tiny salamanders migrate from burrows to ponds, but automobiles pose a big threat to their survival.

Wildlife from newts to bats have held up planning decisions over the years, and the Labour government has said enough is enough as it seeks to get Britain building over the course of this parliament.

Numbers of great crested newts have declined rapidly in recent decades Nature lovers in the Borders are hoping to protect rare newt numbers by luring them to restored ancient wetlands. Over the ...

The newts can use basic tools and language and so a new labour-saving workforce is born. Newtmania sweeps the planet but with new opportunities, old conflicts arise, left and right squabble ...

Work is expected to start in the autumn, according to Eastleigh Borough Council. Getty Images Great crested newts spend most of their time on land and only return to ponds for breeding in the ...

West Marin's Chileno Valley Newt Brigade is the first newt rescue project in California. In 2024, it's a model for amphibian ...

Angela Rayner lashed out at environmental rules hindering house building today as she claimed newts are 'more protected than people'. The Housing Secretary suggested strict conservation ...

Ms Rayner, who is deputy prime minister and housing secretary, was asked if this meant fewer protections for wildlife like newts, bats, and kittiwakes. The Labour minister told Sunday Morning With ...

Richard Bond appealed East Suffolk Council's refusal for a new bungalow in Corton, Lowestoft, but it has been dismissed due to Great Crested Newts.