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Even as reports come out that a group called Singapore Paranormal Investigators are heading to Johor, Malaysia to plan future expeditions to track down the local Bigfoot, Chinese forestry officials announce that tourism services at the Shennongjia Nature Reserve in China will be suspended for nearly 3 months. Initially, there was hope that the Bigfoot […]

Read: Will Cryptotourism in Malaysia Be Halted Too? »

The Sunday Times of Scotland unearthed documents between governmental agencies over the question of protection for the Loch Ness Monster. Using the Freedom of Information Act, the documents previously "marked" closed were made public. Civil servants eventually concluded that should Nessie surface, she (or he) would be entitled to protection from poachers under the provisions […]

Read: Protection for Nessie ? »

Reports Friday from Malaysia surfaced that a former zoologist came close to getting proof of Bigfoot’s existence in the jungles there in 2001, but the evidence was destroyed by loggers. Amlir Ayat, 38, now an environmental consultant in Kuala Lumpur, said he had gone in search of the remains of Bigfoot after villagers in Kuala […]

Read: Malaysian Bigfoot Update »

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Searching for Bigfoot is not a recreational activity that should be taken lightly. Our thoughts and condolences to the families involved. We congratulate the local press for not using the often-employed “ridicule factor” in the reporting of this story. It should be a cautionary tale for anyone exploring areas that may experience adverse weather conditions. […]

Read: Bigfoot Hunt Turns Tragic on Brush Mountain, Pennsylvania »

Tim the Yowie Man, the National Museum of Australia’s Resident Cryptonaturalist, offers his top 5 Yowie spotting tips, as well as 4 trails that he recommends to bush walkers and Yowie enthusiasts alike. Dawn and dusk are the best times of day to spot a yowie. Yowies are most often seen near waterways. Keep your […]

Read: Yowie Spotting Tips »

Sorry to have to mention someone else who has passed away, but this is shocking news. Coast to Coast AM has posted this sad message: January 6, 2006 In Memoriam: Ramona Bell Art Bell’s beloved wife of fifteen years, Ramona, died unexpectedly last night after an asthma attack. At present, the exact cause of Mrs. […]

Read: Our deepest sympathies to Art Bell »

Cryptomundo Exclusive: The Missionary Who Was Told By The Pygmies They Killed A “Dinosaur” Has Died Within days of the December 19, 2005, passing of the famed hunter of Mokele-mbember, Herman Regusters, I am sad to learn another important figure in the quest for the alleged “living dinosaurs” of Africa has died. Reverend Eugene P. […]

Read: Mokele-mbembe’s Rev. Eugene Thomas, 78, dies »

For centuries, legends of hairy, apelike beasts have terrified remote regions around the globe and we’re hot on the trail to uncover the truth behind the legend of Bigfoot. Weird Travels: Bigfoot airs Friday, Jan. 6 at 9 PM and 12 AM midnight, also again at 9 AM Jan. 7 and 5 PM Jan. 30 […]

Read: Weird Travels with Bigfoot »

A new drawing of the Malaysian “Bigfoot” has been released in Friday, January 6th’s New Straits Times with their article “Closing in on Bigfoot, foreign media set to descend on Johor.” The sketch appears to illustrate the more distinctive Malaysian unknown hairy hominid, which technically is a more humanlike cryptid, and very different that the […]

Read: First Image of Malaysian Bigfoot ? »

This week, Rex Sorgatz’s Fimoculous.com Best Lists site, which annually compiles a “best of best” list, has posted their final “Top 20 Lists of 2005” list. I was pleased and sincerely humbled to see Cryptomundo.com’s “The Top Cryptozoology Stories of 2005” listed on Fimoculus’s “Top 20 Lists of 2005.” On December 29, 2005, Phil Kloer […]

Read: Wired, Boing Boing, Fimoculus, and Cox: America’s Still Going Crazy for Cryptozoology »

The Lakeside Leader of Slave Lake, Alberta Canada listed as one of its top stories of 2005, a tale of found and photographed footprints. The Leader covered a story alleging the existence of Bigfoot to start the summer season. Reporter James Boston met with a man (who wishes to remain anonymous) and examined pictures of […]

Read: No Hard Evidence of Bigfoot ? »

I’ve already commented on the historical nature of the Malaysian reports of what is unfortunately being called a "Bigfoot." (Hey, what’s wrong with using the local name for this cryptid? Maybe Orang Dalam, perhaps?) So, today, I just wanted to mention a brief informal statistical media analysis that is being noted by the media itself. […]

Read: Media Madness: Malaysian Bigfoot Flap »

I decided to go up and check out the studio of the artist who made my Bigfoot statue. He is up on Hwy 2, Stevens Pass, in Washington, just east of Gold Bar. His name is Nyal Thomas. After 911, he carved a firefighters scene and it now sits outside of Squad I in New […]

Read: Bigfoot Christmas statue… continued »

What are your cryptozoological predictions for 2006? Where will new expeditions search? What cryptids will dominate the news this year? What cryptozoological wonder will be filmed? Will someone use a cellphone camera to "capture" an image of a cryptid this year? Who will win the $5000 top prize for a cryptid-related photo in February, and […]

Read: What does 2006 hold for Cryptozoology? »