On Tuesday we had to say goodbye to our Elvers as it was time for them to be released into the river. We walked up to the Bothlin Burn with scientists from Glasgow University and we each got to carry our very own eel all the way there in a little tub filled with some of their tank water.
Now our Elvers can grow and grow and eventually become Mature European Eels. Then they can swim back to the Sargasso Sea to lay their eggs and then their babies will make the long journey back to Scotland!
We have had a lot of fun looking after the eels and are sad to see them go. We remembered to thank our scientists and, because we did such a good job looking after the eels, we even got a present from them – a book all about European Eels and their life.
