“Moments like this are why I wanted to work in a zoo in the first place,” said Ellie Bland, the Chester Zoo’s ectotherms ...

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A “cute little newt” has found itself in the middle of a fight between a leading environmental organization and the Trump administration. The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday announced its ...

(KRON) — Sonoma County Regional Parks is reminding parkgoers to be cautious of where they walk as small, sensitive newts are on the move this time of year. Park officials took to social media on ...

As the rainy season begins in Northern California, newts are on the move. Dedicated volunteers in the San Francisco Bay Area are helping the tiny amphibians reach their breeding grounds safely. In the ...

The red-spotted newts are on the move at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville. The National Park Service shared photos of the bright orange creatures crawling around the memorial, telling ...

The species are highly endangered with around 1,000 remaining in the wild ...

This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On particularly warm and damp winter nights, as thousands of Pacific newts venture out onto the verdant ...