by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, October 1, 2020
Family River Resources – October Holiday Activities October holidays are fast approaching and the Forth Rivers Trust has activities and resources available for all ages. Whether it is colouring in at home on a dreich day, or keeping a family diary of your local...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, April 16, 2020
Illegal Wildlife Trade of European Eels by Jack Wootton When people think of the illegal wildlife trade the species that often come to mind are pangolin, elephant (ivory), rhino and their horns, tiger etc. But one species that does not usually come to mind is...
by Jonathan Louis | Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Eel’s & Ladders Next up for eel week, a fun game for the kids. You have probably heard of snakes and ladders but what about eels and ladders ? Try to navigate from the Sargasso Sea and back again as a European eel! This game follows one of the most...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Life cycle of the European Eel Eels are a catadromous freshwater fish meaning they live in freshwater and spawn the sea. Spawning takes place in the Sargasso Sea, but the exact location has never been found. Eel arrive en masse somewhere under the dense sargassum weed...
by Jonathan Louis | Monday, April 13, 2020
Eel Week Launches Today, 13th April 2020 This week will be a celebration of the European eel. We Hope by the end of the week you will be just as crazy about them as we are.  As many of you know we were holding the first eel conference in Scotland at the end of this...
by Jonathan Louis | Monday, April 6, 2020
Forth Rivers Trust – Science Week 6/04/2020 This week marks the start of the Edinburgh Science Festival. The theme this year is elements: Air, Earth, Fire, Aether and Water. At the Forth Rivers Trust we are particularly excited about the Water for Life feature...
