Comments on: What is the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club?

By: Terry W. Colvin

Terry W. Colvin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:21:55 +0000

John,

Thank you for the update. I knew he was Canadian. When CRS (can’t remember stuff…) kicks in the memory does strange things. He was a young fellow then, in high school, and still young relatively to myself.

BTW, my wife Ruk-Long and I are on a lengthy advance party trip to Thailand in preparation for our move to Thailand next year. I hope to contribute a tidbit here and there on cryptids from SE Asia. We will live in Pran Buri (near Hua Hin) which is 20 km north of the largest remaining freshwater marsh in Thailand at Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park.

Best wishes

By: John Kirk

John Kirk — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:35:33 +0000

Terry,

I think you are referring to Ben Roesch. He is from Ontario and he used to put out the Cryptozoology Review. It ceased publication a couple of years ago.

However, the BCSCC still publishes and we have our flagship publication known as the BCSCC Quarterly which is well-received. Even the Vancouver Public Library subscribes to it.

John Kirk

By: Terry W. Colvin

Terry W. Colvin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:27:13 +0000

Perhaps almost ten years ago I remember a BC cryptozoology organization run by Ben. His last name escapes me. Does anyone know if he still publishes?

By: Tabitca

Tabitca — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:37:29 +0000

John do you think all lake creatures are a related species or different?
I’ve seen Nessie as a Hump rather than a coil but that doesn’t really mean anything as there may be a lot under water you don’t see. the water is so dark at Loch ness , being full of peat, and I do know I wouldn’t swim it now!

By: John Kirk

John Kirk — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:25:39 +0000

twblack,

All of us who saw this phenomenon on that occasion estimated the visible length of the animal to be between 35 - 40 feet long. This is not the longest I have seen. I saw one - if it was one contiguous animal - which was abour 70 feet long sighted on August 26, 1989.

By: twblack

twblack — Thu, 18 May 2006 21:11:30 +0000

Great to see more and more people on the trail of not only crypto but other related things like a new rodent or fish it is all about learning the mysterys of nature. In your opinons what do YOU believe ogopogo to be??? Also in your sighting you said 6 humps about 3ft out of the water what kind of length would you say it was??

By: Tabitca

Tabitca — Thu, 18 May 2006 21:07:35 +0000

hear hear fuzzy .As ,I suppose you would call me a professional researcher(social scientist), I have to account for every failure as well as success. Sometimes not finding out something can be as beneficial as a positive result. I admire anyone who goes out and comes back and says ..It didn’t work or I was wrong.It takes a big person to say I was wrong.I just wish some of my colleagues would get that… sigh

By: fuzzy

fuzzy — Thu, 18 May 2006 20:46:43 +0000

You’re welcome.

I look at expeditions as Experiments, not Projects. By definition, an Experiment is a test or trial, set up to determine what will happen under a given set of criteria or circumstance ~ thus, an Experiment cannot “fail” (or “succeed”, for that matter) ~ it can only produce Results.

A Project, however, can fail or succeed, depending on one’s goal and point of view.

Researchers and scientists Experiment.

Adventurers create Projects.

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.” ~ Albert Einstein

By: Tabitca

Tabitca — Thu, 18 May 2006 20:36:53 +0000

Thanks for the info John. I’ve just got in from work ..it’s after 9pm here.I’ll certainly look into joining. The only sort of clubs we have here seem to centre around Loch Ness, and although I spend a lot of time up there,I am interested in other cryptozoological creatures. I’ve been chasing Nessie for over 30 years and seen something twice but I am a very private person and so even when I get academic work published use another name.

By: John Kirk

John Kirk — Thu, 18 May 2006 16:53:20 +0000

Tabitca,
We have lots of female members, but most are not field researchers and that is the only reason they were not included in the list. Actually one of our benefactor members is a field researcher. My apologies to Joyce Kearney for leaving her out of the list and also to any other ladies I may have missed.
We also have quite a few members in the U.K. too so we welcome anyone from anywhere in the world to apply to join.

Also to Fuzzy. Thanks for the encouragement. You understand exactly what it is like to be a field researcher and the disappointments one constantly faces. Our motto ought to be upoward and onward.