The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday announced its intention to file a lawsuit over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The newts live only in Oregon’s Crater Lake and their populations have crashed in recent years due to the expansion of introduced signal crayfish and warming lake temperatures from climate change.

Sonoma County parks where rough-skinned newts may be found include: The North Bay park system also stresses the importance of not picking up these cute critters for a closer look. A rough-skinned ...