A UK wild newt species which could be affected by the spread of Bsal into wild populations. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

The UK's wild newt populations seem to be free from a flesh-eating lethal fungus known to be prevalent in privately-owned amphibians across Western Europe, a nationwide investigation has found.

Volunteers say they rescued one amphibian every three minutes from traffic during breeding season.

At last - some signs of spring; flowers coming into bloom, an increase in bird song and perhaps a clump of frog spawn in the pond.