Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can ...

Juvenile ribbon eels start their journey in a stunning black hue, according to a Coral Divers group in South Africa, but as they mature, their colours evolve into a vibrant display: adult males flaunt ...

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered ...

An international conference on trade in endangered species is set to vote Thursday on the protection of all types of eels.

An international conference on trade in endangered species held a vote Thursday on the protection of all types of eel.

The critical decline in eel populations is prompting global conservation efforts, as their importance to the sushi industry ...

Scientists have identified two new species of electric eel and one of them is the most powerful yet. Electrophorus Voltai lives in the Amazon rainforest and can produce up to 860 volts of electricity.

The world's top wildlife trade body rejected new protections for eels on Thursday in a secret ballot at talks in Uzbekistan.

Japanese officials are hailing the rejection of a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate the trade in ...

The proposal was submitted by the European Union, which claimed that eel populations are declining mainly due to catches of ...

Japan will oppose a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate trade in all eel species, including the ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Kyodo) -- A panel of an international treaty regulating the trade of endangered species rejected a ...