Using writing, illustration and absurdity to talk about the critically endangered European Eel, with @LukeThompson210 & @JohnDKilburn Header illo Fox Vincent.
World Eel Day 2025!16th May - Huge thanks to @foxsnails for another fantastic poster and for suggesting this year's optional theme: Eelvasion!
Tag/# us in your eel activities to get involved
#eels#worldeelday#worldeelday2025
https://t.co/HI1RRxOMvf
🐍 It’s #EelWeek2025! The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) travels 5,000–7,000km from the Sargasso Sea to the Thames: one of nature’s greatest migrations. But it’s critically endangered.
Dive in: 🔗 Fish Migration Roadmap https://t.co/6XhSbxP5ON #ThamesEstuary#EuropeanEel
🧵🧠 Think you know eels? Let’s see how slippery your science is…
Take our #EelWeek2025 quiz and test your freshwater fish facts 👇
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Q1: True or False
European eels can travel across wet surfaces to bypass migration barriers.
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World Eel Day 2025!16th May - Huge thanks to @foxsnails for another fantastic poster and for suggesting this year's optional theme: Eelvasion!
Tag/# us in your eel activities to get involved
#eels#worldeelday#worldeelday2025
https://t.co/HI1RRxOMvf
Huge thanks to all those who helped with the World Eel Day pop up show today! This film was taken as we put it up
#worldeelday#worldeelday24@RuthieCollins @SEGandrewK
Little is known about European eels (Anguilla anguilla), but extensive research has revealed some of their mysterious ways…let’s start with their lifecycle - watch below to hear all about it from Jack, our resident eel enthusiast. #worldeelday#worldeelday24#AnguillaAnguilla
How can we help our amazing eels? 🪢EEL ROPES🪢 are a low-cost, nature-based solution that lets eels bypass otherwise impassable barriers. Watch here: https://t.co/4Gfeyyf5F5 #WorldEelDay#NatureBasedSolutions#EelConservation
Finally, to round off #WorldEelDay, here’s an ‘eely’ good talk Jack delivered on everything about the European Eel! Jack is behind the #ForgottenFishProject👉https://t.co/zZzLqanQpX
Tune into the talk: https://t.co/jc3Tjh5w8R + repost to show your support for #WorldEelday24!