The development of 2,300 homes in South Marston could be delayed by badgers, but only if a survey finds signs they have settled in the area.

Alex Roddie leaves his stoicism, tarp and trainers at home and revels in an alpine hut-to-hut trek on the Karwendel Höhenweg. The post Taking Time in Tyrol: hut-to-hut in the Austrian Alps appeared ...

Closeup on a colorful but poisonous red eft of the Eastern or Broken-Striped Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens on moss. Image via Depositphotos. The Eastern newt, common throughout eastern North America ...

Eastern red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) may be the most abundant vertebrates in these forests by biomass, with densities reaching several thousand individuals per acre in optimal habitat.

Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog look-alike belongs to the family Salamandridae, which includes partially terrestrial, or land-dwelling, salamanders.

Learn about the Striped Newt and the fight for its endangered species protection after recent legal developments.

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WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to consider granting Endangered Species Act protections to the striped newt, ...

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The sculptures were created by Preston Farabow, a Knoxville artist, to represent the Eastern newt, one of the many salamanders found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.