Islanders have been asked to become citizen scientists in a bid to help Jersey's newts, frogs and toads. Jersey Biodiversity ...

Toads: Small groups of 5 or 6 take slow, toady steps – through the wood, around the scary dog, and on to toad crossing and their favourite pond. Newts: Swagger and strut through the spaces ...

In New York, only a few drainages along the southern border are home to hellbenders. Red-spotted newts begin life as a small aquatic larva, residing in ponds and beaver flows. By late summer, they ...

Other creatures might then arrive, such as leeches, frogs, dragonflies and ducks. For some of this pond life, a temporary home suits their needs. Frogs and newts find temporary ponds a welcome place ...

These newts spend a significant portion of their lives in hibernation, usually from around October to March of each year. On a rainy night in March, they awaken and trek back to the pond where ...

The great crested newt is a protected species, but this means developers often have to go through months of red tape to identify their locations before they can put a shovel in the ground ...