Open Season on Swedish Lake Monster
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on November 11th, 2005
Jan Sundberg is gonna be pissed…
Although it was documented in print in 1635, and has been seen hundreds of times since, the regional authorities agreed to remove the endangered species protection for Storsie, the serpent-like creature reported to live in the depths of Lake Storsjön, in the Swedish province of Jamtland.
Storsie was placed on the endangered species list in 1986 by the regional council. The council apparently gave in to a government watchdog group who challenged the endangered species listing, saying it was unneeded for an animal that was not proven to exist.
Storsie buffs are not happy with the decision.
"We are not fanatics," said Christer Berko, of the Storsjo monster association. "We see this as very interesting phenomenon that we unfortunately have not been able to document."
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I would hope that the Swedes wouldn’t actually try to hunt it. Normally there are a few bad apples though, so hopefully Storsie is smarter than they are.
I was listen to coast to coast last night and the guest was the guy who wrote “the loch,” can’t remember his name. He was saying restrictions in Scotland have also been rescinded and now people are free to hunt Nessie. Is this true? He insinuated that Nessie may have attacked someone.
Probably talking about Steve Alten, author of The Loch. He is on a promotional tour for his revised book, I understand.
There is some confusion about the ability to hunt Nessie, but certainly the late Dan Taylor was barred from using a harpon to take DNA samples. I think it has more to do with “harm to animals” laws in Scotland that any anti-monster measures.