Bigfoot risks extinction, says Canadian MP Wed May 2, 1:52 PM ET
OTTAWA (AFP) - Bigfoot, the legendary hairy man-like beast said to roam the
wildernesses of North America, is not shy, merely so rare it risks
extinction and should be protected as an endangered species.
So says Canadian MP Mike Lake who has called for Bigfoot to be protected
under Canada's species at risk act, alongside Whooping Cranes, Blue Whales,
and Red Mulberry trees.
"The debate over their (Bigfoot's) existence is moot in the circumstance of
their tenuous hold on merely existing," reads a petition presented by Lake
to parliament in March and due to be discussed next week.
"Therefore, the petitioners request the House of Commons to establish
immediate, comprehensive legislation to affect immediate protection of
Bigfoot," says the petition signed by almost 500 of Lake's constituents in
Edmonton, Alberta.
A similar appeal has been made to the US Congress.
Down through history, there have been numerous, if unsubstantiated
sightings of Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch in North American folklore.
The beast is said to inhabit remote forests, mainly in the US Pacific
northwest and western Canada, and many believe it could be related to the
equally mythical Yeti said to have found its home in Tibet and Nepal.
While sometimes described as large, hairy bipedal hominoids, Bigfoot are
considered by most experts to be a combination of folklore and hoaxes.
But the legend remains strong, and Bigfoot researcher Todd Standing, who
was behind the petition, claims to have proof of its existence, and says he
fears for its safety.
"When I get species protection for them nationwide, I will make my findings
public and I will take this out of the realm of mythology. Bigfoot is
real," Standing told Global National television news.
He said he has 12 seconds of video footage of Bigfoot roaming Canada's
western Rocky Mountains included in a 30-minute documentary, but his
detractors say it was staged with actors.
His supporters hail from Canada's westernmost provinces, but Bigfoot
sightings have been reported across the country, which is 90 percent
uninhabited.
There are currently 516 plant and animal species at risk in Canada,
according to Environment Canada. Another 13 species are already extinct.
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