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hoagy_ytfc
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Re: Newt counting

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Chris Bertram wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 21:39 I think the dissonance is between "they're very rare" and "we found them everywhere on the route". Surely one of these contradicts the other?
Your query makes sense only if they are all the same species. Are they?

Or are there different species in each locale?

(I don't know the answer, it's a genuine question)
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Re: Newt counting

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hoagy_ytfc wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 18:35
Chris Bertram wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 21:39 I think the dissonance is between "they're very rare" and "we found them everywhere on the route". Surely one of these contradicts the other?
Your query makes sense only if they are all the same species. Are they?

Or are there different species in each locale?

(I don't know the answer, it's a genuine question)
There are 3 native species of newt in the UK:

https://blog.nhbs.com/how-to-guides/nhb ... cristatus).
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Re: Newt counting

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"Boris Johnson says newts are a drag on the UK’s economy. Here’s why he’s wrong" (Grauniad)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... covery-aoe
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