Germany Abandoned Eels

epa02117562 A young eel on a mans hand next to a matchstick in Gross Schauen , Germany , 15 April 2010 . Some 1 . 1 million young eels were abandoned on 15 April 2010 , 400 . 000 in Gross Schauen , 700 . 000 around the town Brandenburg in the Havel riverin lakes . The three-year-old eels were captured on the shores of France . During the last couple of weeks , some seven million eels were abandoned in the state of Brandenburg .  EPA/PATRICK PLEUL