As you may have already noticed,
Newts are scootin' again!
Rough-skinned Newts are now crossing the roads, heading back to the forests.
They use the roads as a corridor between their habitat sites. Road fatalities pose serious threat to newt populations.
Yellow and black 'Newt X-ing' signs have been mounted in areas considered 'hotspots' of larger migration, close to wetlands. However, newts can be spotted all around the island. Newt X-ings can be up to 1km long.
Please drive carefully and do your best to avoid running over the newts -- they look like small upturned leaves, or twigs on the roads.
Rough-skinned Newts are an important part of the island ecology, indicating the health of the ecosystems!
For more information on newts, check out our webpage on
FOCI's Newt X-ing Project.Take care on the roads throughout the wet season, folx! Thank you for looking out for the newts!
top photo credit: Robin Loznak Photography
lower photo credit: Steve Musial