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im The Yowie Man 30 T Tim The Yowie Man 30 Who Ya Gonna Call? some inexplicable occurrence, such as fish "If it's an amazing natural wonder or Who Ya Gonna Call? im The Yowie Man! T Tim The Yowie Man! falling from the sky, I'm into it." In his recently published book "The Adventures of Tim The Yowie Man," presents by Martha Jette by Martha Jette the results of just a few of his explorations. He also portrays Tim the man, as a roguish, girl happy adventurer who more than once, has Cryptozoology gotten into trouble. On the more serious, he has Cryptozoology conducted a number of amazing investigations. For example, he hunted the Yowie in Australia with vigor and eventually found one. Yowies, as they are called in that country, are known by different names around the world. In Canada and the U.S. they are called Bigfoot or Sasquatch, in Africa, Wild men, in the Himalayas, Yeti, the Snow Man in Tibet and Mongolia, in China, the Yeren, and the Doolagari in Australia. Of course, many of the reports are hoaxes, but there are some that defy explanation. have also been found along the Columbia River. Sasquatsh have been a part of Indian tradition in the Pacific Northwest for centuries and the Vancouver Sasquatch Society has a complete collection of art depicting the creature. In Dr. Francis de Loy claims to have come Vancouver, Tim conferred with fellow across this creature during an researchers before setting out to find the expedition in the rainforest near the Sasquatch in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region. Venezuela-Colombia border in 1920. Once he arrived at Chaunigan Lake Lodge, he Here, he has propped up the dead caught a floatplane to survey the area from the animal with a stick to take the picture. Tim The Yowie Man stands with Allan air. The next day, he found out where the next De Loy said this female and others like Levinson of Destiny Tours behind Elvira, the controlled burn would be, as any Sasquatch in it, walked on their hind legs. haunted hearse. As usual, strange lights the area would be on the run. He then set out on appear around the famous vehicle. foot to explore an ash-laden valley floor, but Crypto zoology is the study and exploration of failed to find anything. rare, extinct and unknown species. There are However, Tim wasn't set to give up just very few crypto naturalists in the world. Every year, there are about 35 reported yet. He set out with some fellow investigators However, I found one in Camberra, Australia sightings in Australia. Tim first took off to and while he did not find a Sasquatch, he found who goes by the name of Tim The Yowie Man. Springbrook in southeast Queensland where himself climbing a tree to escape the clutches of Tim officially changed his name when a deed most of the Yowie reports had been made. a grizzly bear. His next expedition was to poll was taken after he spotted an unidentified "I have spent months armed with video Knight Inlet on the central coast. Perched on a big, black, hairy creature in Canberra's cameras, scientific instruments, nets, quick wooden stand, Tim scoured the treed landscape. Brindabella Mountains in 1994. Since then, he shutter cameras, plaster of Paris and audio Again he saw grizzlies, but no Sasquatch. has carved a career as Australia's leading equipment (apparently the Yowies in the mystery investigator and crypto naturalist. Springbrook area have a particular mating call) I hope you enjoy this fascinating and often on expeditions into the rainforest surrounding humorous story! Springbrook." But Tim never spotted a Yowie. Then came the release of a film by Steve Piper Who Ya Gonna Call? Who Ya Gonna Call? showing a Yowie in the Brindabella Mountains. In 1994, Tim decided to join a team from the im The Yowie Man! T Tim The Yowie Man! U.S. Center for Bigfoot Studies and other Australian investigators going to the site where the Yowie was spotted. That sighting changed Tim The Yowie Man claims to have his life forever and set him on the trail of large, coined the term crypto naturalism a decade ago, hairy creatures around the world. when he was considering a career. "I wanted a job that would enable me to Chasing Bigfoot Chasing Bigfoot travel the world as my own boss, so I invented the career of crypto naturalism 10 years ago," said Tim. "Basically, I am Australia's (perhaps Tim turned his attention to the American the world's) only full-time crypto naturalist." Bigfoot, also called Sasquatsh and has taken Whether it's a reported sighting of the Loch part in or led five expeditions in search of the Ness monster, a Tassie Tiger, an extinct bird, elusive creature. In 1997, Tim flew to British strange phenomenon, hauntings, alien sighting Columbia, Canada. The first recorded or reports of Bigfoot, Timothy Warwick Bull encounters were by Europeans Leif Eriksson will be on the trail over mountains, through and his fellow Norsemen in 986. They wrote (Continued of Page 31) valleys, across the seas or wherever he needs to about large, hairy monsters with black eyes. In The ’X’ Zone Radio Show go exploring. At just 32 years of age, Tim is 1811, American explorer David Thompson known far and wide as the man to call, if you reported that he'd found huge footprints in the Monday - Friday 10 pm - 2 am Eastern want to get to the truth of any phenomenon. Rocky Mountains in Alberta. 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