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[news] We capture 'the hand of ghost'Posted by Murray on 22 May : 03:58
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Wednesday 01 July 2009
Migaloo is back
Migaloo, the famous white whale, has been spotted off the New South Wales mid-north coast and could soon be in Queensland waters, where hefty new fines apply to anyone who gets too close.
Queensland has declared Migaloo a special-interest whale, which means no one can bring a boat or jet ski closer than 500 metres or fly an aircraft within 2,000 feet of the humpback.
Environment Minister Kate Jones says anyone found in breach of these conditions faces a fine of up to $16,500.
For other whales, the limits are 100 metres for a boat and 300 metres for jet skis and the like. In these cases, a maximum penalty of $12,000 applies.
"Migaloo has been declared a special-interest whale, granting him more space to swim up the Queensland coast," Ms Jones said.
"The whale-watching regulations are there to protect the whales, but also to protect people from these huge, unpredictable mammals.
"Adult humpbacks can weigh more than a fully-loaded semi-trailer so you need to stay out of their way."
She says a white whale believed to be Migaloo was sighted off Tacking Point at Port Macquarie and is expected to be in Queensland waters this week.
The first reported sighting of Migaloo was in 1991 off Byron Bay, when he was three to five years old.
His unusual colouring makes him easy to track.
In winter humpbacks migrate north to warm tropical waters, where females give birth.
They return south to their Antarctic feeding grounds in spring.
AAP
Tuesday 02 June 2009
Tasmanian tiger sighting claimed
A Donovans man says he saw an animal on Monday afternoon that resembled a Tasmanian tiger.
Richard Elliott was driving along Dry Creek Road toward Princess Margaret Rose Cave when he observed the mystery animal near a pine plantation about 3.30pm.
“At first I thought it was a fox, but it was too long and gangly,” Mr Elliott said.
“It had a long tail; it definitely wasn’t a fox.”
Mr Elliott said the animal was definitely not a dog or a cat either.
It moved into the bush too quickly for him to determine if it had stripes.
Mr Elliott said the animal was long and skinny, with exposed ribs.
The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, is believed to have become extinct when a captured animal died in 1936.
There have been no officially verified sightings of a Thylacine in mainland Australia, but many unconfirmed sightings have been reported in the South East of South Australia, Western Victoria and South Gippsland.
Saturday 30 May 2009
Stop culling dingoes, they're our vulnerable species
Lyn Watson from the Dingo Discovery Centre outside of Melbourne (``Foreign zoos pitch in to save the dingo'', May 13) should be commended for foresight and wisdom in sending dingoes to international countries in an attempt to save the gene pool, before the only dingoes left are relics next to a thylacine in the museum.
When the approximate population of dingoes living on Fraser Island number 140, it is nothing short of total irresponsibility and idiocy when 56 of these dingoes have been killed since 2001 in a supposed sanctuary location.
When there are such a small number of dingoes living on Fraser Island and there have been so many dingoes killed, great concern for the dwindling gene pool would be a fact for anyone remotely worried about conservation.
A public that insists on abusing the privilege of this World Heritage place should be forced to abide by stringent management and rules.
Other World Heritage destinations are kept pristine. A strictly controlled population of humans is brought on and off the location. First and foremost come the wildlife in any action plan.
World Heritage should possibly send in their own managers to Fraser Island, as the legacy of killing 56 dingoes since 2001 is nothing short of irresponsible.
In the last 12 months nine dingoes have been killed this includes pups. Actions from the supposed carers, the rangers on Fraser Island, speak louder than words. No responsible justification can be made for this atrocity, the culling of so many dingoes and their pups highlights the hypocrisy in the departments that are supposed to be protecting and saving the dingo from extinction
Australia's legacy of dingo extermination is a national disgrace. The latest killing of dingoes highlights a lack of responsible care and knowledge of the species.
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Marsupial lion found in Aboriginal rock art
by Kerensa McElroy
The prehistoric painting hints at what marsupial lions may have looked like, and suggests that they co-exited with early Australians.
Credit: Tim Willing
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SYDNEY: Ancient rock art depicting the extinct marsupial lion has been found in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, says a study in the journal Antiquity.
The first convincing example of a marsupial lion found in rock art to date, the find suggests that early Australians and marsupial lions co-existed.
It also hints at what marsupial lions may have looked like. Painted in red ochre, the image depicts a large four-legged animal, with a strong, prominent front limb poised for action, protruding claws and stripes running the length of its back.
New look at an old beast
The rock art "adds to our knowledge of the animal's appearance that, without the discovery of a mummified animal, would have remained conjecture," says the study. "The artist has depicted a tail with tufted tip, the ears are pointed rather than rounded [and] the animal is striped, rather than spotted."
The marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) is well known from the fossil record. The first complete skeleton was unearthed in 2002 in a Nullarbor Plain cave by researchers from the Western Australian Museum. From that find, scientists know that Thylacoleo was front heavy, with large, strong forelimbs. They also had vicious claws and razor-sharp teeth, making them ferocious predators.
However, as the species has been extinct for tens of thousands of years (some estimates suggest 30,000 years, but direct dating of the fossils has not been completed), experts don't know exactly what they looked like. They're also unsure what drove them extinct and even if they were still around when the first Aborigines arrived on the continent.
Some evidence suggests climate change was to blame, whilst other evidence points to early Australians hunting them and burning the land.
Lion or tiger?
Tour guide and amateur archaeologist Tim Willing found the painting while exploring rock art near the northwestern Kimberly coast in June 2008. He took digital images of the painting and then, along with co-author Kim Akerman, published a description of them in Antiquity earlier this year.
Many Australian cave paintings have been found to depict the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, which is known to have persisted on the mainland until around 2,000 year ago. However, the newly discovered painting has several features that set it apart from others thought to depict thylacines.
The stripes of the animal in the painting are more extensive than those of a thylacine, which cover only the animal's rear end. The creature also appears to have cat-like claws, a feature of Thylacoleo. Furthermore, the muzzle is blunt, not long and tapered like a Tasmanian tiger's.
Hunt for Yowies in soggy SE Qld
HOT on the heels of last week's wild weather in southeast Queensland comes a hunter of mythological beasts - Tim the Yowie Man.
Tim - who uses no surname and can be almost as elusive as his quarry - says there is a direct correlation between significant rain events and sightings of the "fabled" yowie.
"The soaked soil and muddy bogs created by the heavy rain are more conducive to animals, including yowies, leaving their footprints," Tim said.
He said last week's rain could make "a large hairy bipedal hominoid creature" uncomfortable - the description alone should do that - and force it from deep jungle canyons into the open.
So Tim has rushed from that other capital of strange mysteries - Canberra - to Springbrook in the Gold Coast hinterland, a village he describes as the yowie capital of Australia for its many sightings.
So far he's seen nothing - but that hasn't put him off.
"I'm quietly confident of finding some sort of evidence such as hair or footprints of the mystery beast," he said.
"If I'm really lucky I may even get to see one."
Dean Harrison of Australian Yowie Research says he has just returned from Springbrook, bearing photographs of footprints he believes are of a female yowie and her young trailing along behind.
"They seem to be quite passive around that area compared to other areas that we've been to," Mr Harrison said.
He said tales of yowies near Springbrook date back to before European settlement.
Mr Harrison said on his latest expedition he was rugby tackled by a yowie at 3am near Gympie.
"This one knocked me flying backwards. I landed in a rock pool," he said.
Australian Yowie Research has been nominated for a Bent Spoon Award on the website of Australian Skeptics, a group that investigates paranormal and pseudo scientific claims.
Friday 22 May 2009
Tassie Devil on endangered species list
The Tasmanian Devil is to be listed as an endangered species.
Previously, the Tassie Devil, an iconic Australian species and the world's largest surviving marsupial carnivore, was listed as vulnerable.
Environment Minister Peter Garrett said the change in status was because the species was under continued threat and its population was continuing to decline.
He said devils would now receive greater protection under national environment law.
"My decision to up-list the Tasmanian devil is based on advice from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee which lists the Devil Facial Tumour Disease as the major threat to the devil," he said in a statement on Friday.
"This disease has led to the decline of about 70 per cent of the Tasmanian devil population since the disease was first reported in 1996.
"Fortunately, strong action is being taken to find out more about this disease and to stop its spread."
Mr Garrett said the federal government had already committed $10 million over five years to a program aimed at saving the Tasmanian Devil.
He said that was to help with research into disease transmission and treatment as well as to support captive and wild populations.
"My department will also continue to play an active role as part of the steering committee which implements the Save the Tasmanian Devil program," he said.
Wednesday 13 May 2009
We capture 'the hand of ghost'
A GHOSTLY child reaches out from the darkness in a snap taken on a revolutionary new spirit-catching camera.
British spooks hunter Paul Rowland reckons he's invented a gizmo for capturing spirits.
It works by using ultraviolet and infrared lights to enhance images other cameras miss.
And it was only after taking this chilling snap Paul learned there had been reports of a spirit child haunting that very room of the Welsh mansion he was working in.
Amateur ghostbuster Paul said: "You can see a child-like figure and what appears to be an arm reaching out towards me.
"I was standing with my back against the window ledge, just a metre away.
"This picture is my prized-possession."
The eerie shape was spotted at the haunted Plas Teg mansion, which is popular with paranormal groups.
The swirling in the centre isn't anything paranormal - just a laser pen over a long exposure.
Paul, 49, developed his gadget after watching TV shows like Most Haunted and believes it will help him capture dozens of spirits on camera in the near future.
He explained: "I used to shout at the screen 'why don't you use this, or that.
"But when I researched I found the technologies simply didn't exist - so I started inventing them.
"The equipment I build is specifically for the purpose of paranormal investigations, unlike the borrowed technology used by other investigators.
"My belief is it will take new technology to reveal new evidence."
Paul got to work, drawing on his background as an engineer.
The ghost-cam device - which is yet to get a proper name - is the latest in a line of gadgets he is working on to photograph and communicate with the dead.
Speaking to The Sun ahead of this weekend's Edinburgh Ghost Fest, Paul continued: "The idea came about because I wanted to be able to carry technology around in one unit.
"I use blue and ultraviolet lights to enhance our capability in the dark.
"It also has a digital stills camera and camcorder - both of which can see in ultraviolet light.
"And there's a live EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) system hooked up to it.
"With all great respect to mediums, nobody else can hear what's going on.
"But I believe my devices can - through feedback - let people hold yes/no conversations with the dead.
"It's almost as if the machine senses an energy build-up in the room and records it."
We uncovered Paul's freaky photography as part of our ghost tour of Britain.
He will be leading an investigation called The Paradox Experience in Scotland running until Sunday.
For more information visit marykingsghostfest.com or check out more of Paul's work at northwestspiritseekers.co.uk
The Sun's video team also visited haunted sites around London in search of spooks.
We enlisted the help of Roy Roberts, who was recently crowned as the capital's No1 psychic.
Roy picked up the prize at London Ghost Week and took us on a special tour.
During our investigation he picked up the spirits of a number of children who had passed on.
And also felt the presence of a headless woman roaming around.
See how he got on visiting London's Canal Museum and down in the dark depths below Avenue House, a grade II listed mid-Victorian mansion in our video special above.
Roy hosts paranormal investigations at spots across the country through frightnights.co.uk. Check out their website for more info.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article2425197.ece
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Yowie 'may have killed puppy'
A brutal attack that left a puppy decapitated could be the work of the mythological Australian beast known as the Yowie, a researcher says.
The seven-month-old puppy's head was ripped off in the attack, which occurred recently in a rural area south of Darwin.
Although the dog's owners believed dingoes were behind the attack, Top End Yowie investigator Andrew McGinn told the Northern Territory News a Yowie could be the culprit.
"The way the guy's dog was killed was typical of a Yowie," Mr McGinn was quoted as saying.
"I know it sounds fanciful but over the past 100 years, dogs get killed or decapitated and people report feeling watched, having goats stolen or seeing some tall hairy thing in the days beforehand."
The Yowie is purported to be a hair-covered beast, similar to the legendary Bigfoot of the Himalayas.
The Northern Territory News said there had been several other sightings of Yowies in the area around Acacia Hills, south of Darwin, in the past decade.
In one instance, a mango farmer named Katrina Tucker claimed she had been metres away from a hairy, human-shaped creature.
She took photos of the creature's footprints to the Northern Territory Museum, which decided she had been hoaxed.
But Mr McGinn told the Northern Territory News he had no doubt Ms Tucker's story was true.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/804059/yowie-may-have-killed-puppy
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Australia’s Loch Ness Monster?
Is it a bunyip? Is it Australia’s answer to the Loch Ness Monster? Reports on the Easter weekend of a mysterious creature emerging from a billabong near Doomadgee in northern Queensland have left locals and cryptozoologists all around the world in a frenzied flap.
The North West Star Newspaper, based in Mt Isa, Queensland, report that a couple came into their offices with an image of a mysterious creature sighted in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The paper reported “According to the legendary tale being told around kitchen tables in the region, a Doomadgee man was trying to take a photo of a large snake at Drum Yard Station, which is about 50 kilometres outside Doomadgee, when this creature emerged from a billabong. The quick thinking man supposedly hid behind a tree and took this "photograph" before the monster slinked past him and out of sight.”
According to the outback tabloid, “the picture is currently being passed from phone to phone throughout Doomadgee as residents debate its authenticity.”
However Australia’s foremost cryptozoologist is not so excited about the photo.
“This same image has been circulating in cryptozoology circles for almost two decades,” mulls Tim the Yowie Man from his national headquarters in Canberra.
“I first saw it associated with an alleged Bigfoot report from Wild Creek in the United States, near Mt Rainier Washington, on July 11 1995,” explains the expert monster hunter.
“Hoaxes like this very poor one do nothing but reduce the credibility of the field of cryptozoology,” says a disappointed Yowie Man.
Too see the photo in question and read more go to cryptomundo.com
http://www.allnewsweb.com/page6716715.php
Saturday 04 April 2009
Old picture raises new 'ghost' questions
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland, April 3 (UPI) -- Reports of ghosts at a Scottish castle have been bolstered by the discovery of a 32-year-old photo that appears to depict an apparition.
The picture, which emerged after a photo taken last May appeared to show a figure in a Tudor dress at the Tantallon Castle, was taken at the same castle 32 years ago by Edinburgh resident Grace Lamb, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Lamb said the photo depicts her husband and their two children standing in front of the castle while a figure that appears to be a woman watches from an opening above the window.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University, who describes himself as a skeptic, hailed Lamb's photo as a fascinating discovery.
"I am skeptical about ghosts but this is a great find," he said to The Daily Telegraph. "There has been a huge number of people visiting the project Web site and I have received hundreds of images but this is one of the most curious."
Wiseman and a panel of experts have been reviewing pictures purported to show ghosts as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
However, Alex Pryce of the Edinburgh Skeptics group said the image can be easily explained.
"When the picture is enlarged, it is quite obvious it is a woman with a carrier bag in her hand and her handbag over her shoulder. It is a woman in a pink jacket coming down some stairs with a shopping bag," he told The Daily Telegraph.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/04/03/Old-picture-raises-new-ghost-questions/UPI-37991238789807/
Monday 30 March 2009
A FLEET of UFOs in formation has been photographed — on Google.
The nine silver spheres hover above a row of shops, including a Coral bookies, on the internet giant’s new Street View service.
Sun reader Faye Sharpe, 18, discovered them while viewing her neighbourhood of Wolverley Street in Bethnal Green, East London.
Faye said: “I was checking out the road to see if I could spot my mates. I thought it looked very strange and zoomed in.
“I thought it was some planes but they look pretty close together for that. Maybe they are UFOs.”
Yesterday baffled ufologist Nick Pope said he was “very excited” by the image, which he labelled “truly fascinating”.
He added: “It appears to show nine objects flying in near perfect formation. About the only thing I know that can do this is the Red Arrows — and it’s not them.”
Mr Pope, who used to investigate sightings for the Ministry of Defence, said: “I’ve run through the list of possibilities that normally explain these things, but I can’t find an answer.”
Yesterday The Sun visited the street to talk to locals about the mysterious find. Holly Riding, 19, said: “It’s definitely weird.”
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Karishma Daswani, 22, added: “The fact that they are flying in formation is very strange.”
Oriele Calvert, 44, said: “This is definitely the strangest thing I’ve ever seen in Bethnal Green.”
Street View, on Google Maps and Google Earth, shows 360-degree views of 25 cities throughout the country.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2348570.ece
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