Chester Zoo successfully breeds rare Catalan newt

Twelve Montseny newts - one of world's rarest amphibians - hatched as part of joint breeding project with Catalan authorities

Conservationists at Chester Zoo have successfully bred one of the world's rarest amphibians - the Catalan newt - in an attempt to save it from extinction.

The zoo is the first organisation outside Catalonia to become involved in the breeding project for the newt, the rarest amphibian in Europe.