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The exhibition, “Mythic Creatures” opens at The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City on Saturday, May 26, 2007. Two good articles on the exhibition and the opening are (click on the title of each article for the link): “The Surprising Realities of Mythical Creatures,” LiveScience; “Exploring the Nature of the Unnatural,” […]

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The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy has been busy with many things, one of which was the planning for this year’s Texas Bigfoot Conference. We did not hold an annual conference last year, as we were primarily focused on the “Bigfoot in Texas?” museum exhibit and lecture series produced in conjunction with the University of Texas […]

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The event will be held on October 20 & 21, 2007 in Arcata, CA. There are a few updates on the 40th Anniversary Bigfoot Symposium. The event will be held at Humboldt State University.Special Appearances Bob Gimlin – Awaiting Confirmation Patricia Patterson – Awaiting Confirmation John Green – Awaiting Confirmation Al Hodgson – Confirmed List […]

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The event will be held on October 20 & 21, 2007 in Arcata, CA. There are a few updates on the 40th Anniversary Bigfoot Symposium. There has been two additonal confirmed speakers added to the roster, Autumn Williams of OregonBigfoot.com and Don Monroe. John Miles has apparently been dropped from the list of confirmed speakers. […]

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Craig Heinselman has completed his compiled and edited massive opus, Elementum Bestia. The following chapters are in the book: The American Sârâph: An Unnatural History of Winged Snakes in North America by Scott Maruna The Case of the Grey Ghost by Craig Heinselman Littlefoot – The Junjudee by Tony Healy and Paul Cropper The Hobbits […]

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Many things go into setting one of these conferences up, including location, logistics, availability, politics, ideology and entertainment value but I am curious as to what the potential attendees think would make the ultimate line-up of speakers. Doesn’t matter if they are no longer with us…Here is a fun list I would love to see […]

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The word is out that an event is planned in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Patterson/Gimlin film. The 40th anniversary is October 20, 2007. The event is being planned for the Arcata, CA area by a committee comprised of Jason Valenti, Lori J. Bayne and Michael Birkinshaw. The confirmed speakers as of now […]

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Mythic Creatures opens at The American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, May 26, 2007. I have been invited to deliver a presentation, “Introduction to Cryptozoology,” in conjunction with this exhibition, late next fall at the AMNH. Fun for the whole family, the new exhibition Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids explores the anthropological origins […]

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Why would someone use the above sign to throw homophobia my way? See below. Some rather stupid people haunt the world. Do not fool yourself into thinking that you can ignore what is happening all over the news these days, regarding the discussion of Don Imus’s outrageous remarks. Insensitive people even exist in Bigfoot studies. […]

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Today is April 5th. It seems like it should be spring outside, right? Believe it or not, some people think that because I live in Maine, I’m a resident of Canada. I get strange emails. Truth is, on this Thursday I feel like I’m in the Himalayas. This morning there is about a foot of […]

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Dr. Jeff Meldrum of Idaho will be appearing on June 30, 2007, to give a Bigfoot talk and to sell and sign his Sasquatch books in California. The official press release will be out in a month, but here’s an early heads-up, as the seating is limited to a mere 120 people in the historic […]

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(Click on image to see full size version, enhanced by shockbeton) Fans, friends, and readers of Cryptomundo, I have an idea that it might be good to have a permanent “Cryptomundo’s Frequently Asked Questions” location attached to the Cryptomundo site. Perhaps it would be via a long blog of answers, or series of blogs. Maybe […]

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1. The Top Ten Cryptozoology Stories of 2006 2. Top Ten Bigfoot Stories of 2006 3. Top Ten Creepy Fossil Finds of 2006 4. The Top Cryptozoology Books of 2006 5. The Top Cryptofiction Books of 2006 6. Top Ten Cryptozoo Mystery Photographs of 2006 7. 2006’s Passings of Cryptozoologists and Others 8. 2006 Cryptoholiday […]

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Who Did We Lose This Year? by Loren Coleman, author of the biography, Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology. The following is a roundup of 25 notable people linked to cryptozoology, cryptids, Bigfoot studies, aligned fields, and cryptocinema who died in 2006. Death is a milestone. This gathering is given out-of-respect and in celebration […]

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The Top Cryptozoology Books of 2006 by Loren Coleman, Cryptozoologist Author, Cryptozoology A to Z, Bigfoot!, and Tom Slick It is time for the annual top picks for the best cryptozoology books of 2006, with attention to each book’s individual achievements noted in recognition of its unique niche within the cryptozoological literature this year. Since […]

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