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, ...

The newt is not on the sequencing list in part because its genome is gigantic and intractable, Bucciarelli says. But the initiative, which has a goal of producing “the most comprehensive, multispecies ...

But until then, Sally Gale says, the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade will remain on patrol every night escorting newts, frogs, toads and turtles safely across the road. amphibians conservation programs ...

Starting in late fall each year, migrating newts have to cross a public road that divides their forested hillside habitat from their spawning ground in a nearby Laguna Lake, a shallow body of ...

The newts play a role in keeping the lake clear and clean by eating plankton. Without them, ... What harms wildlife and their habitat endangers us, too,” said Stewart-Fusek.

Scientists implement clever restoration method to lure endangered newt species to ancient wetlands: ... However, its numbers have plummeted since the mid-20th century, mostly due to habitat loss.

Started in 2019, West Marin's Chileno Valley Newt Brigade is the first newt rescue project in California. In 2024, it's a model for amphibian conservation. SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Rough-skinned newts can be found from Alaska all the way into California, and they are one of the most common salamanders you’re likely to encounter in Western Washington.

A California newts makes it's way back to a pool habitat next to a stream in the Chantry Flat recreation area. (Samanta Helou Hernandez / LAist) Step 2: Wait patiently.

While habitat destruction, ... A dead newt crushed by a car along Alma Bridge Road at the Lexington Reservoir near Los Gatos, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019.

But until then, Sally Gale says the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade will be there to ferry newts, frogs, toads and turtles safely across the road. KILEY: Hello. YAYLIAN: Over.