Written question asked by Iain Stewart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 December 2014. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Newts
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of great crested newts in England in each year since 2007.
- Answer
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Great crested newt populations show large natural fluctuations and it is not possible or appropriate to estimate the actual numbers. Instead, great crested newts are monitored by assessing the number of ponds that they occupy. In 2011 it was estimated that there were approximately 53,720 occupied ponds.
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- 216859
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Newts
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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