Smart dogs become first in world - by sniffing out and saving endangered newts

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Great crested newts are a protected species usually found in ponds, woodland or on grassland.

But sometimes they make it onto worksites which can cause delay projects, as the animals must then be trapped and moved safely to a suitable habitat away from where the work is taking place.

Great crested newts are protected by law due to drastic decline in their numbers over the last century.

The idea is that the detective dogs can cover a large area much faster than humans and accurately detect any newts - saving both time and money.

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"This method will save valuable time and reduce delays to vital improvements to the railway.

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“As we work to protect the environment and increase biodiversity near the railway, the detection dogs will help us protect great crested newts, so they can then be moved to suitable habitats.”