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SOUTH AMERICAN MONSTER HUNTFor Immediate Release: 2007-10-24On the 14th November 2007 five members of the Centre for Fortean Zoology – the world’s largest organisation dedicated to the search for mystery animals – leave the UK for South America on their most ambitious expedition yet. They will be searching the remote swamps and jungles of Guyana. They are looking for three elusive potentially lethal and hitherto undiscovered animals.· The giant anaconda· The didi· The water tigerAs far as we are aware this is the first cryptozoological expedition in search of evidence for the existence of these three animals that has ever been mounted. After months of complex negotiations we can also announce that the expedition is sponsored by Capcom – one of the world’s leading video game publishers who are concurrently launching Monster Hunter Freedom 2 their exciting new game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable (PSP). The expedition will take the five members and their guides deep into unexplored swamps in the west of Guyana. The area is so remote and poorly known that it doesn’t even have a name.· The anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the largest known snake in South America. The largest specimen shot was 28ft (9m) long. However in the past reports have come in from Guyana of anacondas of mind-boggling proportions. 40-60ft (12-18m) long. In some areas these giants are referred to as manatorro (the bull killer). As recently as last year a specimen estimated at being 40ft (12m) long was observed by a party of native hunters. The giant snake frightened them so much that they fled. The target area for these monster serpents is a series of remote lakes in the grasslands.· The didi is a more nebulous beast. It is said to walk upright like a man and be armed with scythe-like claws. It is alleged to tear out the tongues of living cattle and leave swathes of terror in its wake. Although this last attribute may well be apocryphal the claws in particular recall the supposedly extinct giant ground sloths or mylodonts. These bear-sized herbivores supposedly died out ten thousand years ago but reports from across the Amazon and surrounding areas suggest they may well still survive.2· The water tiger is an aggressive aquatic animal said to have pointed teeth and webbed humanlike hands. In the past it was reported to have attacked both people and livestock. The water tiger may be based on reports of the rare giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) which can grow to a length of 6ft (1.8m). The group intend to interview native witnesses to gather information on the animals and search the grasslands and lakes for evidence. They are being guided by Damon Corrie - a chief of the Eagle Clan Arawak tribe – who is also one of the few people to have visited the area in question. The group consists of:· Dr Chris Clark engineer· Lisa Dowley photographer· Richard Freeman cryptozoologist· Jon Hare science writer· Paul Rose journalistPhotographs a press pack and further information are available and expedition members are available for interview. Please contact Jon or Corinna at the CFZ Press Office on +44 (0)1237 431413. NOTES FOR EDITORS:+ The Centre for Fortean Zoology is a non profit-making organisation which was founded in 1992. Over the last 11 years we have mounted expeditions to Central America. Thailand. Mexico. Mongolia. Sumatra. West Africa various parts of the United States as well as numerous investigations in the UK. + Further information on the CFZ can be found on their website www cfz org uk + CFZ Press are now the world’s most prolific publishers of books on mystery animals.+ The honorary life President of the Centre for Fortean Zoology is renowned explorer author and soldier Colonel John Blashford-Snell OBE best known for his pioneering Operation Drake and Operation Raleigh expeditions during the 1970s.+ The CFZ is looking for corporate and private sponsors.+ The CFZ make their own documentary films which can be seen at http://www cfztv org+ `Lair of the Red Worm` the 60 minute film of their 2005 expedition to Mongolia has now been seen by 27,000 people.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 12TH DECEMBER 2008 FIVE EXPLORERS IN GIANT SNAKE ADVENTUREOn Wednesday evening. 14th November a five-person expedition flies from Heathrow Airport in search of adventure. The five explorers from the UK based Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] – the world’s largest organisation dedicated to the search for unknown animals – are on the track of three potentially deadly monsters. 1. The giant anaconda. Although the largest known specimen of this snake was a mere 28 foot there have been reports for centuries of far larger reptiles in the swamps of South America. Snakes measuring 40 – 50 feet have been reported from the trackless swamps of Guyana in the past few years. Are these creatures giant specimens of a known species? Or something entirely new? We aim to find out.2. The didi. Often described as a bigfoot-type creature some reports confuse it with the mapinguari; another huge South American mystery beast that some people believe is a surviving giant ground sloth. Giant ground sloth bear hominid or bogeyman? We aim to find out.3. The water tiger. This poorly known aquatic beast is practically unknown in the west but across South America it is famed for its ferocity. Is it something entirely new? Or is it something based upon sightings of the extremely rare giant river otter? We aim to find out. The expedition will be keeping in touch with CFZ headquarters in rural North Devon by satellite ‘phone and CFZ Director Jonathan Downes (48) hopes to be able to post daily bulletins on a dedicated blog: http://cfzguyana blogspot com/The expedition members are: Richard Freeman. Zoological Director of the CFZ - expedition leaderDr. Chris Clark cryptozoologistLisa Dowley photographerJon Hare science writer and explorerPaul Rose journalist and authorPhotographs of expedition members a press pack and other information are available. Please telephone Jon or Corinna on 01237 431413 for further details. NOTES FOR EDITORS: + The Centre for Fortean Zoology is a non profit-making organisation which was founded in 1992. Over the last 11 years we have mounted expeditions to Central America. Thailand. Mexico. Mongolia. Sumatra. West Africa various parts of the United States as well as numerous investigations in the UK. + Further information on the CFZ can be found on their website www cfz org uk + CFZ Press are now the world’s most prolific publishers of books on mystery animals. + The honorary life President of the Centre for Fortean Zoology is renowned explorer author and soldier Colonel John Blashford-Snell OBE best known for his pioneering Operation Drake and Operation Raleigh expeditions during the 1970s. + The CFZ is looking for corporate and private sponsors. + The CFZ make their own documentary films which can be seen at http://www cfztv org + `Lair of the Red Worm` the 60 minute film of their 2005 expedition to Mongolia has now been seen by 27,000 people

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come up guys we are nearly there. On Wednesday evening the intrepid aggroup of four men and one woman of the CFZ board for Guyana. Paul Rose (God bless him) has obtained a satellite ‘phone and – technology permitting – we hope that we ordain be able to affix daily updates on this communicate. You will have to wait until they go on the 28th November before we can post any pictures or video but we are confident that our daily bulletins from the expedition ordain be an exciting opportunity for you all to follow the assay as it unfolds. Watch this lay. As part of our committment towards making our findings freely available accounts of all our expeditions are published as beat length books. Within the next few days you will be able to pre-order the schedule of the Guyana expedition at a special low determine.

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It has come to our attention that there is some confusion about one of the creatures with which the 2007 CFZ Guyana Expedition is concerned. One of the basic tenets of cryptozoology is that the testimony of eyewitnesses and natives of areas where cryptids have been reported is at least as important as the theories of theoretical zoologists from more developed countries. We are perfectly aware that current cryptozoological thought has the didi and the mapinguary as two different creatures. As Loren Coleman posted on his blog today (29th October):"… the Didi of Guyana is described (pp. 72-73) in more conventional terms as a five feet tall bipedal proto-pygmy of the rainforests covered in short black hair that makes “hooing” sounds. Meanwhile the more massive taller Mapinguary of Brazil’s Amazon jungles is said to be a red-haired sloping bipedal smelly long-armed apelike creature that vocalizes in roars and booms (pp. 74-75). The Mapinguary has generally been associated with the reports of pulling tongues from cattle in Brazil not Guyana. It is the Mapinguary of Brazil not the Didi of Guyana that Dr. David Oren theorizes is a medium-sized extinct giant ground sloth although most cryptozoologists still believe the majority of Mapinguary sightings are of an unknown primate. There is wish that before the local people are interviewed the CFZ sorts out the confusion between these cryptid hominoids in their own mind. I would also be interested in learning the source of their description of “scythe-like claws” for the Didi or the Mapinguary."We do not go into our expeditions `blind`. This expedition has been in the planning stages for nearly eighteen months and we have been in contact with a number of populate in Guyana. Our native guide originally mentioned the didi or dia-dai as he spelt it over a year ago. Originally the expedition was just going to focus on the giant anaconda but we thought that we might as well try to gather as much information on as many cryptids as we could. Our guide described the didi as ‘bigfoot-like’ but also mentioned that it had huge claws. Apes do not have claws. As we said in the press release this creature is nebulous; some reports suggesting a primate others some kind of clawed animal. He also said it was supposed to kidnap children. This sounds folkloric to me. The didi might be a ground sloth an upright walking ape a spectacled feature or just a bogyman that’s what we want to find.

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London – 6th September 2007 – Capcom is thrilled to inform a new partnership with The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] the only professional scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to ‘crypto-zoology’ – the study of unknown animals. Capcom is sponsoring the CFZ on a beat scale Monster capture expedition to South America in association with its record breaking call ‘Monster Hunter Freedom 2’. The expedition aims to locate and hive away giant Anaconda specimens with reports coming in of locals seeing the indigenous snakes as big as 40 feet desire – twice as large as theyre supposed to be – in nearby swampland. The CFZ hope to collect some young specimens and bring them back to their new zoo facility in Devon. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is a non-stop epic hunt-or-be-hunted 3rd person challenge adventure game and continues the Monster Hunter series with more content and options than ever before. Gamers change magnitude their compete skills as they contend through breath-taking environments gathering rare flaura and fauna and seeking out mystical beasts whilst battling against bloodthirsty monsters in some of the best graphics ever seen on PSP system. And just desire in Monster Hunter Freedom 2 the expedition aims to be for evidence of a real life monster – the mythical ‘Di-di’ a feared South American displease described as a hairy apelike being with cut down like claws and is believed responsible for the deaths of hundreds of cattle who were found with their tongues ripped out. The CFZ believe the beast may be a surviving species of fasten sloathe thought to undergo been extinct for over 10,000 years. The expedition will take place over two weeks this November and will be made up of the CFZ specialist team of Monster Hunters as come up as the London Metro Newspapers own intrepid reporter. Oliver Stallwood. The aggroup ordain be taken on a jaunt deep into the South American jungle by a shamen guide and will be posting daily blogs and footage of their adventures via their satellite enabled phones at. The measure blog posted on a CFZ trip to Mongolia attracted over 70,000 unique impressions a day the aggroup wish to exceed that figure this measure go. The Monster Hunter franchise has change state a cultural phenomenon in Japan with Monster Hunter Freedom 2 notching up over 2.4 million sales since its release this April and holds the call of fastest ever selling game on the PlayStation portable console. Regional tournaments in 5 key cities attracted a total of 15,000 participants but many had to be turned away due to oversubscription. Close to 100,000 of MH merchandise was sold at these events. Pictures are available on request. Capcom is a leading worldwide developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Founded in 1983 the affiliate has created world renowned franchises including Resident Evil. Street Fighter. Mega Man. Breath of Fire. Devil May Cry and the Onimusha series. Headquartered in Osaka. lacquer the company maintains operations in the U. S.. United Kingdom. Germany. Tokyo and Hong Kong. More information about Capcom and its products can be open on the affiliate’s web site at. Capcom. Mega Man. Resident Evil. Onimusha. Devil May Cry and Breath of Fire are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co.. Ltd. in the U. S or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U. S. A.. Inc. “PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft. Xbox and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U. S and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. All rights reserved. Tomb Raider and Lara Croft are registered trademarks of core out Design Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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The is pleased to announce a study new monster-hunting expedition. Scheduled for November of this year - and in conjunction with CAPCOM one of the biggest computer-game companies in the world - the CFZ will be traveling to the South American country of Guyana in pursuit of giant anacondas and a strange and violent beast called the Didi which is said to rip the tongues out of cattle. It promises to be an illuminating trip! I'm married to a hot wife named Dana and we be in Dallas. TX. I am the author of many books including "A Covert Agenda;" "The FBI Files;" "Cosmic Crashes;" "Strange Secrets (with Andy Roberts);" "Three Men Seeking Monsters;" "Body Snatchers in the leave;" "On the Trail of the Saucer Spies;" "Celebrity Secrets;" "Man-Monkey;" and "Memoirs of a Monster Hunter."

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Werewolves. Bigfoot. Phantom color Dogs the Chupacabras and Monsters of the Deep: we've got 'em all... I'm married to a hot wife named Dana and we live in Dallas. TX. I am the compose of many books including "A Covert Agenda;" "The FBI Files;" "Cosmic Crashes;" "Strange Secrets (with Andy Roberts);" "Three Men Seeking Monsters;" "Body Snatchers in the Desert;" "On the Trail of the Saucer Spies;" "Celebrity Secrets;" "Man-Monkey;" and "Memoirs of a Monster Hunter."

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Werewolves. Bigfoot. Phantom Black Dogs the Chupacabras and Monsters of the Deep: we've got 'em all... I'm married to a hot wife named Dana and we be in Dallas. TX. I am the author of many books including "A Covert Agenda;" "The FBI Files;" "Cosmic Crashes;" "Strange Secrets (with Andy Roberts);" "Three Men Seeking Monsters;" "Body Snatchers in the Desert;" "On the Trail of the Saucer Spies;" "Celebrity Secrets;" "Man-Monkey;" and "Memoirs of a Monster Hunter."

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The extinction of the Tasmanian tiger from the Australian mainland may have been driven by its inability to blackball large prey which placed it in enjoin competition with the dingo for food new research shows. The finding published in today's is based on computer simulations of the bite forces and evince patterns placed on dingo and Tasmanian tiger skulls when biting struggling prey. Read more. CFZ Oz Team The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the Thylacine by Robert boat

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Back in May or somesuchmonth. I drove down to Devon for an audience with the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Jonathan Downes the director of the CFZ had sent me an telecommunicate earlier in the year in which he'd said some very nice things about my book. Digitiser and Biffovision. At the furnish of the email were a be of links and because it's always nice to experience who's giving your ego a touch (apparently the only other person he'd ever sent fan mail to was Yoko Ono) I gave them a ruddy good clicking. They led me to and the main site and I was intrigued. When I later looked up Jon on Wikipedia it practically made my trousers honk." ". For the CFZ that apprise extends to animals known to be extinct but rumoured to comfort be alive somewhere in the world. Suffice to say. I'm a sucker for a bit of weirdness but I should express that I would describe myself as an optimistic sceptic where matters of supernatural or unexplained are concerned. When I was a kid I subscribed to The Unexplained partwork and I carried on reading Fortean Times up until fairly recently (when they changed the quality of the paper have - sorry but I'm a tactile snob) but I was always excited by the possibilities rather than what I perceived to be the reality of some hidden spook-o-world. I don't accept in the supernatural and I don't buy into alternative therapies and crystals and all that scrote but I'm a romantic where all much of is concerned. I'd desperately love for it all to be true. I just don't think that much of it is. Nevertheless all of the above is on the periphery of what the CFZ do and their come to "monsters" intrigued me. Yes they chase after legends but they approach their investigations from a more or less scientific go working on the logic that y'experience everything has its basis in some choose of truth. Often their explorations ordain displace them in search of an extinct species of earwig rather than fire-breathing Mothra-type things with giant faces that sport swimming share eyes and the torso of a manipulate. Also exchanging emails with Jon it became clear that he had a healthy stain of cynicism running through him - along with a thick streak of anarchy. Which is something I'm always attracted to however much of a coward I may be myself. Nevertheless realising that they were a fascinating clump of people and very much with my writer's hat on (to be honest it's more of a special helmet than a hat). I arranged to go and visit. The Centre for Fortean Zoology probably isn't what you'd expect. Run out of Jon's old family domiciliate various members of the CFZ are staying there at any one time. There's a greenhouse playing home to various species of turtles axolotls some really bizarre amphibian snake things called caecilians and a cover cast of a sasquatch footprint. There are tanks beat of insects in every room and chinchillas in an upstairs bedroom. In some ways it's every bit as mad as you'd wish and also refereshingly domestic. We sat down in the garden and talked about the world of cryptozoology - which somehow encompassed an anecdote about someone pooing in a fridge - and had a very boozy dinner (food courtesy of Jon's lovely furnish Corinna). Somewhere en route it was agreed that I'd accompany the CFZ on an expedition. Specifically an to the South American country of Guyana to examine for apemen and giant anacondas. We're meant to be heading out there in November (my workload permitting) and I'll be writing a chapter of the CFZ's expedition journal. And maybe something else. And probably be doing a video blog for this site. And apparently we'll be sleeping in tents in swamp in a country that has a murder rate three times higher than the USA. I can't wait probably.

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