Editing Palmate newt (section)

==Threats and conservation==

Palmate newt populations are not in decline overall, and the species has been assessed as [[Least Concern]] by the [[IUCN]].{{r|iucn}} In France, it is the most common newt species,{{r|Raffaelli2007}} but it is rare in Belgium and the Netherlands,{{r|Sparreboom2014|p=225}} and populations are fragmented on the Iberian Peninsula.{{r|iucn}} It is included in some national and regional [[red list]]s.{{r|iucn}} Drainage and pollution of breeding sites, the introduction of fish and crayfish, as well as [[desertification]] (in the southern range), have been cited as threats.{{r|iucn|VanderMeijden2000}} Like all amphibians, it is listed as protected species in the [[Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats|Berne Convention]] (Appendix III),{{r|bern-convention}} and it is legally protected by law in the countries it occurs in.{{r|VanderMeijden2000}}