Watch the News stories, discuss with the children possible reasons for the need to introduce eels into the rivers. Ask the pupils to list the reasons why it is important to maintain eel levels in ...

The fish reach adulthood in rivers, but river environments have deteriorated due to dams and weirs, which pose obstacles for eels trying to migrate. Scientists say it may be possible to curb the ...

A tank of eels has arrived at a school as part of a project to reintroduce millions of baby eels back into rivers. Since the 1980s, their numbers in Somerset have dramatically declined. The ...

They can generate up to 860 volts of electricity – nearly four times the voltage of a standard UK plug socket. Electric eels are found in the freshwaters of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of northern ...

"In our lab experiment, we showed that fitting tiles to the bed of large water channels, designed to represent real river conditions, reduced flow velocity, enabling eels to successfully pass ...

There are more barriers for endangered eels in rivers than scientists previously thought, a study has found. Volunteers surveyed the Rivers Kennet and Pang in Berkshire to identify obstacles such ...

In November, researchers from the institute and elsewhere set up longline and other traps in the river, capturing 11 eels measuring between 30 and 60 centimeters long. A 60-cm eel is “slightly ...

But climate change, dams upstream on the Mekong River that sustains the lake ... continues below this ad Phat hopes that raising eels — a delicacy in Asian markets like China, Japan and South ...

"You see? It's a woman. All the river's life comes here." When the September run is good, Turner can take up to 2,500 eels. "Every year I let the biggest girl back in the river," he said.

Water voles, eels and otters could be seen in London in greater numbers under the latest phase of Sadiq Khan’s plan to boost ...

October 16, 2024 • What can individuals do to combat climate change? Three authors of the Iowa Climate Statement share how people can be part of the solution.

But soon the city could be getting even greener: Sadiq Khan has announced plans to introduce more eels, otters and water voles to London’s rivers. Khan’s plans are part of a bigger scheme to ...