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Sunday February 19, 2006

Bigfoot existence still in doubt

BY MEERA VIJAYAN

JOHOR BARU: The existence of Johor’s Bigfoot continues to be shrouded in mystery despite two sets of revelations by different groups here.

The Johor Wildlife Protection Society claimed that up to 40 Bigfoot creatures were living in the jungles in the state, including one that is supposedly 60 years old and nearing death.

At the same time, an expedition led by bio-researcher Vincent Chow said they had found two strands of hair embedded in dry clay in the jungles of Panti which could hold the key to prove the creatures exist.

The society called for a press conference to say that one of their members, who has been living in the jungle for the past six years, has seen a group of Bigfoot and knows where they live.

But when pressed for more details, society secretary Tay Teng Hwa claimed that the evidence, including images, were “locked away in a safe”.

“We cannot give everything out all at once, or there won’t be anymore story,” he said.

He said the press conference was called to put pressure on the state government to disallow foreigners to enter the jungle for the purpose of looking for Bigfoot.

Tay said it would be embarrassing if foreigners, instead of Malaysians, discovered Bigfoot.

Chow told The Star that members of his expedition came upon the hairs near shoots that the creature might have been feeding on.

He said the strands would be sent for DNA testing to ascertain what sort of creature they belonged to.

“At this point, we don’t know for sure what it is, but we hope that it might belong to the Bigfoot,” he said.

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