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European Eel Decline: Saving the Slippery Species in 2026
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is an animal of superlatives. It travels over 6,000 km to spawn, can breathe through its skin to crawl across damp grass, and has survived for 70 million years. Yet, in 2026, this resilient traveler is facing a biological “bottleneck” that threatens its very existence. The European eel decline is