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submitted 16 hours ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

They are seen as "a little bit unusual" and "unknown" to many due to their slimy disposition, but eels are having something of a rebrand in Britain's waterways.

Their numbers dwindled by 94% in the 1980s due to pollution, parasites and several other barriers faced on the riverways.

But they are now being reintroduced across the country in a bid to boost numbers and restore balance to ecosystems.

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