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The American Eel Will Not Be Listed Under SARA
The federal government has announced its decision not to list American Eel under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). This is despite decades of documented population declines. The following explains…
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Could Help Save the American Eel
The American Eel — known as kichisippi pimisi in Algonquin and tyawerón:ko in Mohawk — is an incredibly important species not only ecologically but also culturally. They have been in decline for…
Is the American Eel Doomed?
The American Eel’s numbers have been devastated here in Canada. That’s leaving a lot of people wondering if the species is doomed. Indeed, there are several factors that the American…
Raise Your Voice and Get the American Eel Listed by SARA
American Eels are pretty impressive creatures. They swim 5,000 kilometres from Ontario waters to the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda to spawn. Then their offspring make the long journey back. Considering…
American Eel By-catch: Critical Information for Anglers
As temperatures warm outdoors, many anglers are restocking their tackle kits and preparing their rods and reels for another season of fishing. More than three million people go fishing in…
How We Took Positive Steps in Helping the American Eel This Summer
Taking little steps to make big strides in saving the American Eel. This year, the Canadian Wildlife Federation Aquatic Science Team conducted research on American Eel in the Ottawa River.…
American Eels Need Your Help by January 11th!
The American Eel population has declined by more than 99 per cent in Ontario. That’s not a typo — it’s a fact. American Eels were once one of the most…
What’s happening to the American Eel?
Last week, the Canadian Wildlife Federation helped lead an effort to transport 400 juvenile American Eels from the St. Lawrence River and release them in the Ottawa River near Hawkesbury.
Oceans to rivers and back again: Why the Ottawa River’s endangered American eel needs healthy rivers and a healthy Atlantic Ocean
With financial support from Ottawa Wavemakers, in July 2015, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Canadian Wildlife Federation teamed up to host an Eel awareness day on the shore of the Ottawa River…
2014 American Eel Project – Back at it!
Canadian Wildlife Federation – 2014 American Eel Project What we’re up to this summer! Canadian Wildlife Federation has once again started their Ottawa River Eel Project this summer! The 2014…
