Friday, March 02, 2007

Thylacine Hunt

The German tourist who claimed to have photographed a thylacine in Tasmania in 2005 is returning to that island to search for more evidence. From the news:

"German tourists Klaus Emmerichs and Birgit Jansen snapped two digital photos of what they claimed was the animal in Tasmania's rugged forests while on holiday in 2005.
"Mr Emmerichs has come back to join Col Bailey, who also claims to have seen a tiger in 1967, to try to capture the animal on video." ...

"Mr Emmerichs recalled the moment he said he saw the animal.
"'I came from high and he can't see me. He had his nose down and was snuffing,' he said on the ABC.
"'I want to prove that it is not extinct, like the people think and the world thinks.'
"Mr Emmerichs said he and Ms Jansen had no idea the tiger, which drank at a creek then loped away, was supposed to be extinct.
"Experts initially believed the night photos showed portions of a Thylacine obscured by foliage, but later examinations led to accusations of a set-up, ending a bid to sell the pictures for $25,000."

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