Over 10,500 salamanders have so far been found during a month’s relocation work, which is significantly more than expected.
Water salamanders are a strictly protected species and were found in the area when plans to build the factory were raised.
Even the breeding areas and resting places of the lizard-like amphibian are protected and the only solution to be able to build the factory is to move the animals completely.
The factory, which is located in a grove of trees with a pond, houses the species larger newts and it is they who get a new home in newly built ponds.
Other species in the area will also be moved to the new ponds, including dragonflies.