Traffickers are making big bucks smuggling millions of critically endangered eels across continents, using suitcases on planes and legal loopholes to deliver them to dinnerplates. Where are the ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Researchers with the Illinois River Biological Station recently made an unexpected discovery while sampling fish in the Mississippi River. Over the years, fishermen have reported ...

The invasive Asian swamp eel has been discovered in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Experts warn this predator could be more devastating to the Everglades than the Burmese python. The eels ...

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Scientists warn the eel could be more catastrophic than the Burmese python, causing an "avalanche of prey loss." The eels have caused massive declines in crayfish, small fish, and amphibian ...

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The eels pose a threat to local populations of native species and to Everglades restoration efforts. The University of Florida is asking for the public to help track the eels by reporting any ...

For centuries, eels have kept one of nature's most stubborn secrets. Scientists have chased answers through ancient folklore, dead ends in early experiments, and decades of missing evidence. Even with ...

Eel Populations Are Falling, and New Protections Were Defeated. Japan and the US Opposed Them SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions ...

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 ...

A Northern Kentucky man became an internet celebrity after a video of the eel pit he built in his home's cistern went viral. Nick Tobler, known as "Eel Pit Guy," has since gained millions of followers ...