January 9, 2006
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 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act. The legislation would make it an offence for anyone to snare, shoot or blow up Nessie with explosives.
The issue went as high as senior officials in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The files also reveal that the issue had earlier been considered by the secretary of state for Scotland.
Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005.
I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
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