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

Dogs are being trained to “hunt” a species of European amphibians to the benefit of the newts. An English springer spaniel named Freya is being trained to seek out the great crested newt, a 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 ...

It is hoped the great crested newt will be one of the species which will flourish at the "Habitat Bank" [Getty Images] A company behind a "habitat bank" the size of 50 football pitches says it hopes ...

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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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 ...

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 ...