An Eel of a Place

Monday 11 March 2019

Last Thursday the Batten team & Hilary hub went on a field trip to see some eels, learn about eels and do activities around eels. It was really fun.  Really < Get it? Say it to yourself! Anyway that day we got into 5 groups I was in group 4. The activities we had to do were rather easy. On one we got a bowl of nice clean water then put whatever might fall into our storm water into it. Here are some: Zinc off metal roofs, Copper of disk brakes, dog poo, Car wash, plant repellent, rubbish, etc. Mega gross. And poor Edward the eel has to swim in it everyday. :] Yeah, nah. Ew. \_(ツ)_/

There's one thing you need to know though, Eels are amazing creatures right? Well 
our Urban eels AKA Long fin eels are close to endangered and we need to help them.
Urban eels are native to New Zealand and are only in New Zealand cool right?
There is a stereotype that eels are gross and slimy. Well no, yes about the slimy but, they're not as bad as people may think they are and they don't bite unless you are provoking the eels. And they're kinda cute as well.

Here's a rough picture a what an eel would have to swim through to mate: