After Canada announced Tuesday it wouldn’t list the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, some First Nations people ...

The population of American eels has declined. They need protection, conservationists say, despite their resilience.

Thirteen years after its own scientists recommended the American eel be protected, the federal government has decided not to ...

The federal government has decided against listing the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, a move that comes after ...

The Canadian government said its Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has recognized Anguilla rostrata as an important ...

Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, ...

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 2, 2025 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to protecting aquatic species while supporting the cultures, communities and industries that depend on them. Fisheries and Oceans ...

(Philip FONG/AFP/AFP) At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline. The eel, hugely popular ...

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 ...

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 ...

Later this month, governments from around the world will gather in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 20th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and ...