Conservation is key when looking for any cryptid, whether it’s Ogopogo or Sasquatch. That’s been the key takeaway cryptozoology documentarian and podcaster Eli Watson has taken from his explorations, including his most recent investigation of Okanagan Lake with British Columbian investigator Jason Hewlett. “I’ve become much more of a conservationist […]
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Investigators keep coming back to Manitoba for more Manipogo, lake monster lore
Canada’s heart beats in Manitoba. As does its sea serpent folklore. All three of the province’s largest lakes — Manitoba, Winnipeg and Winnipegosis — are revenants of the glacial waterbody, Lake Agassiz, which was formed 14,500 years ago. And they all have their mysterious denizens of the deep that capture […]
What lurks in Cowichan Lake? Stin-Qua adds to B.C.’s super, natural mystique
Canada’s westernmost province has a rich history of water monsters. There are those we know — the Pacific giant octopus, the white sturgeon, the orca whale — and then there are those that inhabit the folktales and urban legends of British Columbia: Ogopogo, Cadborosaurs, and Shuswaggi, among many others. One […]
Skeptics, investigators play major role in calling out fraud, hoaxes
When it comes to paranormal investigation, those with a critical eye perceive the field as being rather populist and not answering to the same scientific theories as academia. This can lend itself to inaccurate data, and oftentimes, as in the case of the Surgeon’s Nessie photo, or the Fox Sisters, […]