Sasquatch and Citizen Science | ST 001
06/16/20 • 80 min
On this inaugural edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we introduce the team (you can read more about us here) as we sit down to talk about who we are, what we aim to do with Sasquatch Tracks, and the role of "citizen scientists" in the study of nature and unidentified species. We are then joined by phone for an interview with naturalist David George Gordon, author of The Sasquatch Seeker's Field Manual, to talk about applying science and field research methods to the search for America's favorite relict hominoid.
Gordon is the award-winning author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual, and 18 other titles. He is also The Bug Chef, having brought his exotic cuisine before groups that include the Explorers Club, The Smithsonian, Microsoft, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums in Hollywood and Times Square and appeared on Conan O’Brien, James Corden and The View. Gordon lives in Seattle.
Stories and other links discussed in this episode:
- Homepage for David G. Gordon
- Article: “Speaking Sasquatch”
- VIDEO: David G. Gordon on The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual
Follow Sasquatch Tracks on Twitter.
Got a news tip or story to share? Send us an Email.
Have you seen an animal you can't identify? Submit a report here.
On this inaugural edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we introduce the team (you can read more about us here) as we sit down to talk about who we are, what we aim to do with Sasquatch Tracks, and the role of "citizen scientists" in the study of nature and unidentified species. We are then joined by phone for an interview with naturalist David George Gordon, author of The Sasquatch Seeker's Field Manual, to talk about applying science and field research methods to the search for America's favorite relict hominoid.
Gordon is the award-winning author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual, and 18 other titles. He is also The Bug Chef, having brought his exotic cuisine before groups that include the Explorers Club, The Smithsonian, Microsoft, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums in Hollywood and Times Square and appeared on Conan O’Brien, James Corden and The View. Gordon lives in Seattle.
Stories and other links discussed in this episode:
- Homepage for David G. Gordon
- Article: “Speaking Sasquatch”
- VIDEO: David G. Gordon on The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual
Follow Sasquatch Tracks on Twitter.
Got a news tip or story to share? Send us an Email.
Have you seen an animal you can't identify? Submit a report here.
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Peter Byrne: Still On the Track | ST 002
On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after a discussion of animal tracking where Jeff fills us in about his recent experience making paster castings of a set of well-preserved black bear tracks, we are joined by the legendary big-game tracker, conservationist and Sasquatch seeker Peter Byrne.
At age 94, Byrne may be the world's most accomplished professional Bigfoot tracker alive today, having devoted decades of time and funding to the search for America's most elusive animal. Byrne began his search for relict hominoids in Nepal with the famous Yeti, before arriving in America at the invitation of Texas philanthropist Tom Slick to go in search of Bigfoot in the California wilderness.
Byrne was even on the scene at the legendary film site near Bluff Creek, California, shortly after Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin made what is arguably one of the most controversial and widely-discussed pieces of film footage of all time. We talk with Peter about his fieldwork over the last several decades, as we hear stories about the life and times of a legend who searched for Sasquatch.
Stories and other links discussed in this episode:
- The Official Website of Peter C. Byrne
- The Hunt for Bigfoot by Peter Byrne (Amazon)
- In Search of Bigfoot (the 1977 television classic)
Follow Sasquatch Tracks on Twitter.
Got a news tip or story to share? Send us an Email.
Have you seen an animal you can't identify? Submit a report here.
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