A group of divers spotted a rare blue eel in the waters off Indonesia. The footage recorded shows the intricacies of the mesmerizing eel and its bright, colorful body. Eels often have their mouths ...

Endangered eels, a top target for wildlife traffickers in Europe, are generating billions in profits for smugglers globally, according to two new reports. European eels are prized as a delicacy, from ...

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 ...

An initiative has transferred nearly 23,000 rare glass eels to the River Kennet. The Environment Agency's project aims to boost populations of this critically endangered species in the Berkshire chalk ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — 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 ...

A slippery, rarely seen creature may make a surprise appearance in Missouri waters this summer. Believe it or not, American eels live in the Show Me State.

MUSTANG ISLAND, Texas -- This is not something you see every day, especially in Texas! A researcher near Rockport, Texas, got to show off a 4-foot-long eel that washed up on the beach. Jace Tunnell, a ...

Many of the eels looked identical but were genetically distinct, suggesting they may represent new species, according to a study. Smaran Alva via Unsplash The Western Ghats in southern India is an ...

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 across Japan, is also ...