Two newts on the verge of extinction hit a major milestone at the Oregon Zoo last month. The Mazama newts, native to Crater Lake in southwestern Oregon, laid eggs for the first time in human care. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Mazama newt used to be head honcho at Crater Lake. Found only in the lake's cold waters, this brightly-colored semiaquatic species used to be one of the top predators in its ...

A deadly love story is taking place right now at Yosemite National Park. Its newt migration season and the slow-moving amphibians are trying to make it to their breeding grounds. There is just one ...