Spain plans new legal protections for the critically endangered European eel in the Mar Menor lagoon to support conservation, ...

Despite the European Union's ban on the export of critically endangered European glass eels in 2010, the animals are still being illegally trafficked in record numbers and face a high risk of ...

The European eel is a mysterious fish. They live for years without any reproductive organs, which made people very confused ...

It is hoped that the screens will prevent the critically endangered European eel and other river fish, from getting into the ...

Across the globe, eels are considered a delicacy on the dinner table. However, behind this popular dish is the dark reality of a massive illegal wildlife trade threatening the species' survival. Eels ...

To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...

Professor Kenzo Kaifu and Research Fellow Hiromi Shiraishi of Chuo University, together with Professor Yu-Shan Han of National Taiwan University, conducted the world’s first quantitative study to ...

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 ...

The critically endangered European eel population is facing collapse in Spain’s Ebro Delta, where populations have plummeted by more than 80% in recent years, according to a new study. The study’s ...

The European eel is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world and is sold at high-end restaurants, experts said. Tommaso Ubezio Unsplash Authorities from 21 countries including the United ...

(Reuters) - More at risk than the polar bear (vulnerable), giant panda (endangered) or blue whale (endangered), the European eel is classified "critically endangered" by the International Union for ...

High demand for eel combined with decline in stock have resulted in soaring prices for this food item, which in many cultures, is considered a delicacy. This has fuelled a concern globally as the ...