"Retirement" -pfah!

 

"Noted British naturalist and scientific investigator Terry Hooper has announced his retirement...."

I was sent a link to a wildlife blog that carried this item...then two other non wildlife blogs. All very nice biographies and noting that I wa a sceptical investigator in "a number of fields" but not a debunker. 

I have been in contact with the three blogs and the posts have been removed.  I believe this all started when I posted about Covid19 putting a stop to field investigations. I have not retired...I've looked and my dictionary does not seem to have that word in it.

I may not be able to travel and investigate things but there is still the internet and as I pointed out in a post yesterday I am still doing field work but closer to home...actually in my garden.

https://exoticanimalsregister.blogspot.com/2020/10/trail-cams-foxes-hedgehogs-and-killer.html

I still write and am currently looking into the little known CAV case from Peru to re-assess it. My invitation to serious researchers to cooperate on the CE3K/AE study is still open and so to is my fox and felid study. By December I hope that my paper on what some UK police wildlife officers called "Hooper Cats" should be ready.

Things on this blog and others will be quiet since I cannot afford time to work on posts that get no reactions anymore.

I do have eight (8) books available so if you want to support the continuing book pleas consider buying one!

"Retirement" -pfah!

Go to the Face Book page or miss anything new

 The books do not sell and it seems that non-sensationalist posts on blogs are unpopular. There are 4-7 views per post on the AOP blog and considering posts can take 2-3 hours I am saving myself time by not doing anything new.

Heads up.

Go to the Face Book page or miss anything new.

Missing Silver Fox

 

In Pursuit

62pp

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 Fact NOT fiction journal looking at trange creatures and stories from around the world 

Contents:- 

A "Cold Case" Too Old? The Beast Of Faudiere –Mystery Killer 

The Strange Creature in Repton Woods 

Cry Werewolf ! and The Curious And Frightening Case Of The Hull Werewolf 

On The Scientific 'Need' To Kill A Sasquatch 

The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy group has blood on their hands?. 

On Gathering Hard Evidence 

The Strange Case Of The Gotherington Gargoyle 

Photographic Evidence That Dinosaurs Exist 

The Monster of the Forest of Mouliere

AOP Journal No. 4

 

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 The fourth issue in the new volume of the Journal contains: 

Warminster UFOs and Entities 

Encounter with A Boggart and an Incident From Germany 

UFO Abductees and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

The Huyton Humanoid : Multiple Witnesses And How To Get It Wrong 

The Case of A Strange Car Ride 

A Little Known 1950 French Close Encounter 

Older UK Encounter Reports 

In A Wallasey Garden –Another Lesson to Learn 

The Strange Aliens in Jardinopolis, Brazil 

"So what would you do if you encountered a landed UFO?" 

Do We Need A Privately Funded SETI –UFO Investigation Group

AOP Journal No. 3

 

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The Journal investigating and factually reporting on Anomalous Observational Phenomena -on land, in the air or at sea. NOT a "debunking" publication. Formerly the in-house journal of the AOP Bureau.

 In this issue:- The Nottinghamshire UFO Crash of 1987…or 1988 p. 1 

The Llandrillo ‘Saucer’ and Berwyn Mts. ‘UFO’ Crash-Retrievals p. 21 

Close Encounter…with a Boggart . 33 

Oulton Marsh, Suffolk –An Unknown “Classic” p. 38 

Questioning Stale and stagnant Ufology p.46 

Alien Abductions And What We Do Not Know p. 47 

The Rainhill Landing…Maybe. p. 51 

The Allagash Abduction -updated appraisal p. 57 

1978 Paignton School UFO Sighting

AOP Journal No. 2

 

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Taking a serious approach to the subject of UFOs The Monster of Vizcaya -fact or fiction? The 1958 Braemar landing scrutinised Correlations in CE3K/AE reports that Ufologists have either missed or ignored "Michelin Men" entity cases The Alan Godfrey case and the preliminary UK CE3K/AE Catalogue Listing

AOP Journal No. 1

 

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Technical and scientific based journal looking at what has become known as "UFOs" -including natural phenomena some not yet scientifically understood. 

This is NOT a sensationalist publication but will contain fully referenced articles and reports to help promote further serious study.

Red Paper 1: Foxes, Wolves, Coyotes & Jackals in the UK

 

202 Pages

 A4

maps, illustrations and photographs

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The Red Paper: Canids Up-dated  edition includes section on sarcoptic mange in foxes and treatment plus a list of wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres in the UK.

By the 1700s the British fox was on the verge of extinction and about to follow the bear and wolf having been hunted for sport for centuries. The answer was to import thousands of foxes per year for sport. But foxes kept dying out so jackals were tried. Some were caught, some escaped. Even wolves and coyote were released for hunting.

The summation of over 30 years research reveals the damnable lie of "pest control" hunting but also reveals the cruelty the animals were subject to and how private menageries as well as travelling shows helped provide the British and Irish countryside with some incredible events.

The "Girt Dog" of Ennerdale

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Over 200 years ago, in 1810, sheep were being killed in the Ennerdale area of Cumbria. 

The sheep were allegedly hardly eaten yet their blood had been drained and the killer responsible thwarted the efforts of organised hunts and terrified hounds. What was the “Girt Dog” of Ennerdale? 

Many theories abound from a paranormal creature called a “Mauler” to an escaped hyena , Tiger or even a Thylacine. Perhaps an unknown species of native British big cat?

 The truth of what the “Girt Dog” was lies within the original accounts of the time. Documents that modern writers appear to have never consulted. Noted British naturalist Terry Hooper-Scharf assesses the evidence.

The Bizarre Legends, Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack

 

The Truth About Spring-Heeled Jack  

Terry Hooper-Scharf
Paperback, 

53 Pages  

Dimensions (centimetres) 20.98 wide x 29.69 tall  (A4)

fully illustrated and referenced

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The terror and mystery created by “Jack The Ripper” has been the subject of countless books, magazine articles as well as movies and TV documentaries. Ask anyone if they have ever heard of Jack The Ripper and it is doubtful anyone would respond with a “no idea.”  

By that same token, ask people who “Spring-heeled Jack” was and you would be lucky to find anyone who had ever heard of him.  

Spring-heeled Jack was the subject (loosely) of a film The Curse of the Wraydons (1946) and Dominic Keating also appeared as Spring Heeled Jack in the 2010 film Sherlock Holmes by The Asylum film company. The character has also featured in both American and British comic books and a number of books, for both children and adults.  

But the fact that the Springald held the country –not just London– in a grip of terror much longer that the Ripper did is all but forgotten except for some half-truths and fanciful theories.  

Now be prepared to read the full story of Spring Heeled Jack

Mysterious & Strange Beasts

 

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I was told that it was probably a good idea not to reveal all of the contents of the new book. Fair enough. It is 324 pages with lots of photographs.  If you have read one of my previous books then I will point out that this new look at the chupacabra is expanded on.  I have managed to draw some conclusions on certain previously unidentified beasts. 

I am guessing that the conclusions in the chapter on the Shunka Warak'in and the famous stuffed and mounted specimen are going to really upset some cryptozoologists.

In High Strangeness and UFO Contact? I looked at the faults in Ufology and how the subject needed drastic overhauling and I do the same here regarding mystery animal research which seems to be full of charlatans and liars out to make money rather than look for the truth. I try to give anyone approaching the subject matter some advice and guidelines but 'cryptozoology' and 'cryptozoologist' are two words they ought not to use.

Strange & Mysterious Beasts is the smaller format book while Mysterious & Strange Beasts is the standard larger A4 format.

IGNORE the "only ships from North America" as that is just a site message error

I need to point out that, much though I really do want to avoid this, US taxes are not leaving me much in the way of profit from sales.  I really do not want to increase book prices since I think that at the moment they are fair (considering what a purchaser gets and the amount of my work that gets plagiarized).  I am told that it has to be an option, however, I have until 1st February, 2018 to decide.

Anyway, enough publisher waffle, here are some of the contents:

 

The Monster of the Forest of Mouliere  

The Beast of Lyonnais  

The Beast of Cevennes, Gard and Vivarais     

The Beast of Sarlat   

The Beast of Gevaudan    

British Man Beasts    

Bigfoot and Werewolves in the West Midlands   

The Strange Creature in Repton Woods  

Bigfoot Returns – To Kent!      

Werewolf!        

The Curious and Frightening Case of the Hull Werewolf      

The Gnome of Girona    

The Caponi Close Encounters and Photographs      

Return of the Shark Killing Thing –a Possible Identification   

The Dingellchough Mystery Creature 

The Unidentified Corfu Sea Creature          

Strange Sea Creature Found In Persian Gulf    

The Devil of Gatagon     

The Supernatural Invasion: Slender-man and Black Eyed Kids   

The Sheep Killer of Niali     

Mystery Creature of the Bay of Flamanville  

Things Caught on Camera –Fact and Fiction   

The Bat Creatures     

The Owl-man  

The British Pig-man and Snake-man   

The Pictish Beast             

Shunka Warak'in –A Hyena Too Far?  

The Chupacabra

Pursuing The Strange & Weird -A Naturalist's Viewpoint

 

240 pp
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UP DATE -From Dead Aquatic (Humanoid) Creatures, the giant squid and yet undiscovered sea creatures; submarine and ships crews encountering true leviathans. This is a fully expanded section which also refers to the so-called ‘Ningen’ sightings and video footage.

Extinct animals at sea that have been re-discovered.

The subject of Sasquatch and other mystery Hominids around the world is dealt with including a look at the “Sasquatch-killer”, Justin Smeja. Dr. Bryan Sykes and his DNA test results for TVs The Bigfoot Files as well as the controversial Erickson Project and Dr. Melba Ketchum’s even more controversial Sasquatch DNA test results.

Also included are two early French UFO entity cases that still baffle.

Ghosts, strange creatures and the Star-Child hoax. All dealt with by the naturalist and pursuer of the strange and weird

Some MORE Things Strange & Sinister

 

A4
322 pages
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Illustrated throughout
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Follow-up to Some Things Strange & Sinister.  For those interested in Ufology, cryptozoology, hominology, unusual natural history, ghosts and mysteries in general.

The secret history of gorillas -before they were officially 'discovered' along with exclusive lost photographs.  Wild men of Europe, the UK and US; from the bizarre to blood chilling. Hominology.

Giant snakes.  Amazons. The Giant serpent of Carthage. Girt Dog of Ennerdale.  The Beast of Gevaudan. Crocodiles in the UK. Silent City of Alaska.

And much more.  Updated with extra pages and photographs.

Some Things Strange & Sinister

 

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Heavily illustrated

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After more than 40 years as an investigator and more than fifty as a naturalist,the author has opened some of the many files he has accumulated dealing with such things as..  

The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn, The Ghosts Of All Saints Church, Dead Aquatic Creatures of Canvey Island, captured bigfoot like creatures in India -all exclusively presented for the first time and with new added research previously unseen.  

PLUS a vastly expanded section on Spring-heeled Jack!  Photographs, maps, line drawings and up-dated to make 358 pages looking at Things truly Strange and Sinister.  

Cryptozoologist,Ghost Hunter,Ufologist or Fortean:this book has something for everyone -including the just plain inquisitive!   

ContentsForeword by Travis L. Whitehurst
Introduction        de occultis non judicat ecclesia                                                                            
The Bristol Rocking Horse        
The Terrifying Events At The Lamb Inn        
The Coonian Ghost        
The Ghosts Of All Saints Church        
His Luminous Chamber        
The Late Reverend Dr. Blomberg        
And More Ghost Stories        
The Thomas B. Cumpston Case        
The Chupacabra        
The Strange Case Of The Gotherington Gargoyle        
What’s Tall,Hairy And Vanishes?        
Mystery Beasts Of Ireland        
The Creature Of The Dump        
The Strange Creature Of Repton Woods        
The Bizarre Legends,Crimes And Truth About Spring Heeled Jack        
The Black Beast Of Darmstadt        
The Nameless Thing Of Berkley Square        
The Terrifying Case Of The U.S. Naval Transport        
The Case Of The Ghost Lear Jet        
Ghost Planes,Crashes And Dead Aquatic Creatures        
The Mitchison Loch Ness Monster Video        
From The Deep Below To The Air Above –USOs        
Aerial Encounters Over Austria        
A Crashed UFO In 1790?        
Angel Hair        
Quimper-Corentin:Where “Thunder Fell”        
Strange Aliens From Space        
The Llandrillo ‘Saucer’ And Other Crash Retrievals        
Transient Lunar Phenomena,Alien Structures And Moon Vegetation        
Whiddon Down-Saint-Jean-du-Guard:Impossible Correlations?        
The Venezuelan HorrorA Final Word.

Alleged piece of crashed UFO from Berwyn Mountains, Wales.