Special fence is good news for forest newts
CONSERVATIONISTS have built a specially designed newt fence in a Scottish forest to protect the creatures from tree-felling work.
When a colony of rare great crested newts was found in the Yair Forest near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, wildlife officers acted to protect them from nearby forestry work.
The 250-metre fence allows the creatures to get to their breeding ponds but stops them going into areas where work is taking place.
A team of volunteers is checking the fence weekly to rescue any stranded newts.
The area, on the Southern Upland Way, is a popular breeding site for the newts, which were first discovered there in 2006.
It is against the law to injure, capture or disturb them in any way without a licence.
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