September 11, 2014

100,000 Bigfoots in North America?

There have been many estimates on the Sasquatch population in North America…

Estimates range from 500 to an incredible 100,000 depending on what “expert” you talk to.

From the conservative…

From the BFRO:

In the past when all the objective and subjective considerations have been juggled to come up with upper and lower parameters for a population size, those parameters have usually fallen in the neighborhood of 2000 – 6000.

A figure of 2000-6000 would not exceed the reasonableness threshold, but it is well above the minimum breeding population figure.

From Dr. Jeff Meldrum:

“My goal is not to convince, my goal is to open minds,” said Jeff Meldrum, professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University. Meldrum has been researching the specimen of Sasquatch for more than 15 years and has received national attention for his work, both positive and negative.

His research examines various evidences which suggest that the mythical creature Sasquatch may in fact be real. In particular, he hypothesizes there may be not only one creature living today, but as many as 500-750 of the Sasquatch species.

From Dr. John Bindernagel:

“I am convinced that the Sasquatch exists,” says British Columbia wildlife biologist John Bindernagel. For years, Bindernagel has put his academic reputation on the line by not only believing in Sasquatch, but also studying it. “I estimate the population of the animal to be several thousand at least,” says Bindernagel, who has already written several books on Bigfoot.

From Dr. Grover Krantz:

Often at odds with René Dahinden (who had no patience for academics), Dr. Krantz argued that the sasquatch is the descendant of a species of prehistoric giant ape, Gigantopithecus blacki, which he theorized traversed the Beringian land bridge 10,000 years ago. Krantz estimated the sasquatch population at roughly 2000 animals roaming the vast wilderness between northern California and British Columbia.

To the less conservative:

From Daniel Perez:

As I stated to the reporter who interviewed me for the Press-Enterprise, anyone past, present and future talking numbers (population) for Bigfoot is in the guesstimating business, as there isn’t much data to base it on. Yes, you can get a rough idea as to what an unknown population might be based on populations for, say, bear, coyote and deer but the crucial thing here to consider is these are known animals. Bigfoot is the great “X”, the unknown. So when I say 100,000 Bigfoot in North America, in my humble opinion, that is a drop in the bucket, as North America is a bloody massive land mass. Anyone who has flown from, say, Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. has an opportunity to see how vast the land is just in one “plane” corridor in the United States. In other words, as far as your eye can see from the window of the plane. People see one hundred thousand and think that is a big number. Well, yes, it is. But put that number in perspective… all of North America with an estimated size of 9,460,000 square miles and all of a sudden 100,000 looks like just a very, very small amount. Myself or any other researchers/investigators on Bigfoot would not be able to argue a higher or lower population as it is all just a great intellectual exercise of guesstimating.

Chris Noel:

Chris Noel, … an expert on so-called Bigfoot habitations, where individuals develop a close relationship with a group of Bigfoots, feels that there are up to 100,000 Bigfoots in North America.

And now add Rhettman Mullis to the 100,000 club:

“I have seen two of them, and have had hundreds of interactions with them,” says Rhettman Mullis, a Bellevue psychologist who founded a site called Bigfootology.com that lists numerous team members and a section devoted to field reports.

But Mullis believes.

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