Keep it Wild. Make a Donation. Few creatures have more speculation and anecdotal evidence surrounding them than Sasquatch does. Sasquatch, most commonly spotted in the Pacific Northwest, is usually described as a bipedal ape-like creature, significantly larger than the average man, and completely covered in dark brown or reddish hair.
If there really is a Sasquatch out there, there is definitely more than one, and in order to maintain a healthy breeding population a species of hominid as Sasquatch is assumed to be would need extremely vast expanses of uninterrupted forest. Photography Credits. Just like the Bigfoot of legend, the sector is rarely seen and rarely heard, but rest assured it continues to observe and — if necessary — serve as a messenger of warning. The Washington Military Department offers both state and federal job opportunities.
Learn more and join our team! Mobile Menu. This is a wooden statue on display at the Western Air Defense Sector. Join Us ». Ten days after hearing about that report, Thompson and a small group drove to the site. Based on the set of tracks they saw, Bigfoot Okanagan concluded that the tracks actually belonged to a moose.
Once again, no proof of Bigfoot. Debunked sightings are common. A psychological effect called pareidolia — the tendency to see an object where there is none — is another potential explanation for alleged sightings, said Thompson. Thomas Steenburg has been studying the sasquatch since , and has authored three books on the subject. In his 43 years of research, the year-old from Mission, B. He says the only thing that will ever prove the existence of the sasquatch is a body, a piece of the body or sufficient skeletal remains.
Thompson says his online group has, unfortunately, experienced a lot of hoaxes and misinformation over the years. Two years ago, a person camping in Westbank, near Kelowna, B. He ended up leaving all his camping gear at the site and drove his van back to Vancouver. He had no further contact with the witness after the report came in, so was unable to follow up.
That same year, a woman who was visiting her parents for the weekend at their old homestead along with her husband and kids also had a bit of a scare. It appears that the aggression was due to the subjects not recognizing the husband, who had showed up for the first time on the property. DNA testing was inconclusive — with one test suggesting the hairy frozen creature was a human, and another an opossum. Other researchers said the corpse was actually a full-body rubber gorilla costume. The year-old Toronto-based travel journalist documented his experiences and attempt to separate myth from reality in the book, In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch.
Despite her own sightings, Strain is less optimistic about the scientific discovery amid huge wildfires destroying thousands of acres of forest land and natural habitat. She suspects the species is endangered, with fewer than 10, individuals across the U. Peggy Seaview, 61, from Seattle, Wash. Thompson says the discovery would add a new piece to the puzzle of bipedal lineage.
If the evidence shows there is no factual basis proving that sasquatch exists, so be it. Steenberg says he no longer cares about proving the existence of the sasquatch to anyone else. He has a hair sample to prove it, he says.
Despite these purported roadblocks, he is intent on moving forward with his legal fight to prove that there are thousands of sasquatch out there, roaming in secret across North America. And when might that be?
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