The European Eel is a critically endangered fish species with a dramatic decline the past 30 years, less than 5% is left of the stock. Conservation efforts have so far failed to deliver and scientific ...

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. All 19 species of Anguillid eels migrate from the sea, where they are born, to the ...

Habitat loss, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change are pushing these extraordinary species towards ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They’ve existed ...

Norwegian fisheries regulators in a landmark decision have banned all fishing of the critically endangered European eel starting in 2010 and cut 2009 catch quotas by 80 percent. Oslo, Norway – ...

NUMANSDORP, Netherlands (Reuters) - When Aart van der Waal chose 20 years ago to fish for eel rather than join the legal profession, he didn't expect to be told someday to make a choice between making ...

Psychedelic spiders, wild tulips and funky fish: species to watch in 2026 - Conservationists highlight ‘truly extraordinary’ wildlife and the challenges they face.