22/09/2014

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0:00:00 > 0:00:13Those teams need to

0:00:13 > 0:00:13Hello again.

0:00:13 > 0:00:16It's Monday, I'm Jenny, live with your first Newsround update.

0:00:16 > 0:00:16Coming up:

0:00:16 > 0:00:19The red planet rover touching down after a 400 million mile journey.

0:00:19 > 0:00:23Plus, Ayshah goes on the hunt for a rare type of toad.

0:00:23 > 0:00:25But first, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to

0:00:25 > 0:00:33the streets to ask world leaders to do more to protect the environment.

0:00:33 > 0:00:36More than 10,000 people, including the Nanny McPhee actress Emma

0:00:36 > 0:00:39Thompson, turned out in London for a special march to urge countries

0:00:39 > 0:00:41around the globe to cut the amount of harmful gases they produce.

0:00:41 > 0:00:44It was one of more than 2,000 marches planned

0:00:44 > 0:00:46for the start of United Nations talks later this week.

0:00:46 > 0:01:23Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been asked to speak

0:01:23 > 0:01:26Next to Mars, and the US Space Agency mission that hit the Red

0:01:26 > 0:01:28Planet's orbit just a few hours ago.

0:01:28 > 0:01:30NASA? Maven craft has been whizzing through space for

0:01:30 > 0:01:33the past ten months, travelling more than 442 million miles from Earth.

0:01:33 > 0:01:35The Maven had to slow down enough to allow the gravity

0:01:35 > 0:01:36on Mars to grab it.

0:01:36 > 0:01:39Once the spacecraft is in position on the planet it will

0:01:39 > 0:01:48spend the next year investigating why Mars is so dry.

0:01:48 > 0:01:50Now, when you think of endangered species, you usually

0:01:50 > 0:01:52think of pandas and tigers.

0:01:52 > 0:01:54But scientists in Scotland are worried about another type

0:01:54 > 0:02:01of creature, natterjack toads.

0:02:01 > 0:02:03Their numbers are falling, and researchers are looking into

0:02:03 > 0:02:04new ways to make sure they survive.

0:02:04 > 0:02:29We sent Ayshah on a mission to track down the slimy rare amphibians.

0:02:29 > 0:02:41I am looking for natterjack toads.

0:02:41 > 0:02:49Their numbers have been falling.

0:02:49 > 0:02:58The best time to spot them is at night.

0:02:58 > 0:03:13Let's look.

0:03:13 > 0:03:31We couldn't spot a single toad.

0:03:31 > 0:03:44Once found, they are measured and photographed.

0:03:44 > 0:03:54The line is different on every toad.

0:03:54 > 0:04:03Time for me to hop off.

0:04:03 > 0:04:05And sticking with animals, let's have more

0:04:05 > 0:04:06I am looking for natterjack toads.

0:04:06 > 0:04:11of your scary spider stories after the news that we'll be seeing

0:04:11 > 0:04:14Experts say we can expect a "good spider season" because of the

0:04:14 > 0:04:16recent mild weather, which has meant there are more

0:04:16 > 0:04:17insects for the spiders to eat.

0:04:17 > 0:04:21And that's prompted loads of you to tell us about your spider sightings

0:04:21 > 0:04:24over on the website Abigail said, ?I saw a giant spider in my room

0:04:24 > 0:04:27and I couldn't sleep till my mum had thrown it out of the window.?

0:04:27 > 0:04:29Emily from Birmingham saw four spiders in three days.

0:04:29 > 0:04:31She said one was bigger than her hand!

0:04:31 > 0:04:34Melly from London said, ?I've seen loads in my garden and

0:04:34 > 0:04:35in the corner of the room.

0:04:35 > 0:04:36I hate spiders!?

0:04:36 > 0:04:38That's all we've got time for, Newsround's back right here

0:04:38 > 0:04:44at 8.15am.

0:04:44 > 0:04:58Find out about the kids swimming with David Walliams.

0:04:58 > 0:05:07I am a bad loser, and someone overtook me!

0:05:07 > 0:05:07It has been fun.