Quantcast
Channel: Centre for Fortean Zoology Australia
Browsing all 300 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

On the Track of Unknown Animals - Episode 55

It's On The Track time again (well, actually we're a little behind in sharing it - this ep actually came out last week!). Jon and the CFZ have put together another entertaining and educational episode...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New Journal of Cryptozoology announced

A new peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to mystery animals is being published by the CFZ Press.The journal fills a void left by the closure of the International Society of Cryptozoology in 1998...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Spiders take over flood-affected Wagga

Spiders are on the move in the wake of flooding rains covering most of New South Wales, the ABC reports.Millions of spiders around Wagga Wagga are heading for higher ground.Residents taking refuge from...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Golden Possum no illusion

Baby brushtail possum Bailey is already turning heads at a new Sydney zoo with her beautiful golden coat. The latest addition to Wild Life Sydney, in Darling Harbour, is a species rarely seen in the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Doon Doon panther stalks the Kimberley

The ABC's Rural Report has been receiving reports of a 'panther-like' creature roaming the rangelands near Doon Doon in the East Kimberley.This week the show heard from 'Ben' who says he saw the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Victorian wildlife in the firing line

Thousands of Australian native animals and birds have been killed or 'moved on' under permits granted by a Victorian city council.Permits in the City of Greater Geelong area in 2011 were issued for the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Meet the 'cane toad of turtles'

The red-eared slider turtle, one of the world’s most invasive pests, has been discovered in a NSW waterway.DPI invasive species strategy officer Nathan Cutter said the dangerous pest could carry...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Hunt is on for 'extinct' Javan tiger

A Javan tiger captured on film in 1938.Meru Betiri National Park officers have installed five trap cameras to establish the existence of Javanese tigers (Panthera tigris sondaica), now believed to be...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

More on the Warburton big cat

Dozens of residents have contacted the Knox Leader since, saying they have seen pumas or big cats in Dixons Creek, Gruyere, Gembrook, Emerald, Upwey and Silvan.The sightings have fascinated Boronia...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New human-like species found in China

Red Deer Man, as depicted by Peter Schouten.The cryptozoological world is buzzing with the discovery of a new human-like species in China, and what this could mean in relation to Bigfoot-style...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Jesus Christ and the (Tasmanian) Devil

Australian singer and actor Jon English, who is an ambassador for the Save the Tasmanian Devil program, is performing with the Tasmanian Encore Theatre Company in Jesus Christ Superstar 40 years after...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Black Fox Sighted near Ballarat

A Victorian woman, Diane, living near Ballarat recently reported having seen a black fox on her way to Beaufort from Ballarat.She commented: “I saw the fox when I was driving out to my sisters out at...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Article 3

Source:LiveScienceThe Live Science website has made this cracker graphic freely available to promote its story on bigfoot-type creatures, so pop on over and check it out!"The big hairy monster we call...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Humans behind megafauna extinction - not climate change

Humans wiped out Australia's megafauna, according to a new study published in the journal Science.Hunting was behind the demise of the giant diprotodons, towering kangaroos, marsupial lions and birds...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Maria Island considered for 'insurance' Devil colony

Tasmania’s Parks and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal to set-up a healthy population of Tasmanian Devils on Maria Island.The PWS is seeking community comment on the translocation proposal,...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Shuker shares top three zoological discoveries

Monga Bay has an interview with Dr Karl Shuker about his new book The Encycloapedia of New and Rediscovered Animals.In an interview with www.MongaBay.com, Shuker says the top three zoological...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What does a Bunyip look like?

The folk over at The Bunyip Movie are busy creating the monster of the title, and have come up with the concept above - which to our way of thinking smacks a little of the repulsive reptilians of Alien...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dingoes and Devils the answer for Australia?

A new paper to be published in the May edition of Trends in Ecology and Evolution suggests dingoes and Tasmanian devils could control invasive species, such as cats and foxes, as well as overabundant...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

On the Track of Unknown Animals - Episode 56

The latest episode of the CFZ monthly webTV show brings you news on CFZ activities within cryptozoology and natural history as well as the latest cryptozoological, and monster-hunting news from around...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Happy Easter CFZers!

View Article
Browsing all 300 articles
Browse latest View live


Latest Images