There's concerns young people are attacking eels in a creek in Richmond in the Tasman area
There's concerns young people are attacking eels in a creek in Richmond in the Tasman area
26 September 2025
The Tasman District Council says it has heard reports of the eels in a creek in Berryfields being cruelly targeted by youths.
Our newsroom reports cases of eels being cut up by a machete and attacked with stones.
Council science and educational teams say they're trying to stop the behaviour by talking with children at schools.
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