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Hi my name is Bill Birch, I live in north London,Enfield.
I joined 2 weeks ago. left 2 e-mail messages no answer yet.

I am interested in garden pond life I have 2 ponds.
the most recent has no fish.I have bread smooth newts and will transfer to their pond in the spring.

I have had crested newts some time ago. I wish to acquire some eggs, also put in this pond.

can any one advise me how to go about this.

regards BILL STORM
 
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Welcome to the forum!

Introduction of non-native species to native habitats is really not a good idea. Think Cane Toads in Australia.
 
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I´m not sure it´s even legal to simply release native species into a pond (i know it isn´t here and in many other european countries). The ideal situation would be natural colonization by nearby populations. That way there wouldn´t be any issues of possible patogen introduction, different genetics being introduced into a local population, etc.

I would very much advice you not to release those L.vulgaris if they come from a captive environment.
 
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Aren't Crested newts (T. cristatus) highly protected in England? Last I was there, you weren't even allowed to look at them funny, let alone keep them in captivity.
 
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As far as i know, they can be kept with the adequate papers, but they absolutely have to be from captive stock (which automatically makes it a very bad idea to release them anywhere that is not 100% scape free).

The wild ones, you can´t even disturb.
 
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