News category: Great Crested Newt

eDNA testing for the presence of Great Crested Newts

Posted in: Amphibians, Great Crested Newt, Ponds, Protected Species, Survey Methods
Date posted: 15 May 2016

Alar Ecology is now trained and equipped to provide environmental DNA (eDNA) testing of ponds and other waterbodies to detect the presence of Great Crested Newts.

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Catching Great Crested Newts with the Dewsbury Box Trap | Guest article by Lucy Bartlett

Posted in: Amphibians, Great Crested Newt, Ponds, Research, Survey Methods, Surveys and Assessment
Date posted: 30 November 2015

For the last three years, Lucy Bartlett has been working on a project to test the effectiveness of box traps, or more specifically the Dewsbury Box Trap, to survey for and capture great crested newts.

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