Bindernagel was born in Kitchener, Ontario, attended the University of Guelph with a BSc in Biology,[3] and received a PhD in Wildlife Biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he worked as biologist of FAO, for the water, land, plants and fauna departments in several continents like Africa, Asia, Oceania, since 1995 to 2013.[4] He moved to British Columbia in 1975[5] largely because the region was a hot spot for Bigfoot sightings.[3] Over the years, he collected casts of tracks that he believed belonged to Bigfoot. He also claimed to have heard the creature near Comox Lake in 1992, comparing its whooping sound to that of a chimpanzee.[6] Bindernagel believed that the Bigfoot phenomena should receive more attention from serious scientists, but remarked, "The evidence doesn't get scrutinized objectively. We can't bring the evidence to our colleagues because it's perceived as taboo."[7]
He published a book in 1998 entitled North America's Great Ape: The Sasquatch.[8] His second book, The Discovery of the Sasquatch: Reconciling Culture, History and Science in the Discovery Process, was published in 2010.[9]
Bindernagel was a curator with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) until his death.[10] Bindernagel died on January 17, 2018, at the age of 76. His cause of death was determined as cancer.[11]
Receptionedit
Bindernagel's claim that the sasquatch is a real wildlife species was not accepted by the scientific community. His book, North America's Great Ape: The Sasquatch was reviewed by James Lazell and Jeannine Caldbeck in the Northwestern Naturalist journal.[12] They took issue with Bindernagel's claim that many of the witness reports of the sasquatch cannot be hoaxes because this would be expensive and require a great amount of effort and time.[12] Lazell and Caldbeck concluded:
We make the point that hoaxing is vastly less expensive in energy, time and effort than actually being a real sasquatch. Any viable population of a huge ape extending, as Bindernagel claims, from the Pacific Northwest to Florida and New England, would necessarily consume such enormous resources as to be a real nuisance, make a major and unmistakable ecological impact, and be a frequent provider of road and hunter kills. Hoaxing cannot be dismissed.[12]
Joshua Blu Buhs criticized Bindernagel's The Discovery of the Sasquatch for failing to prove its thesis that bigfoot exists. He wrote that Bindernagel cherry-picked his data and ignored a whole body of evidence that contradicts the idea that bigfoot is an ape-like creature.[13]
^Meldrum, Jeff (4 September 2007). Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science. Forge Books. p. 116. ISBN978-0-7653-1217-4.
^ abBram Eisenthal. "Tracking a tall tale". The Globe and Mail. April 1, 2006. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
^Mary Van de Kamp Nohl. "Pine Lake's Bigfoot 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine". Milwaukee Magazine. May 1, 2003. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
^"Do Sasquatch really exist? On Vancouver island?" The Mount Washington Marmot. Summer 2002. p. 4. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
^"Biologist believes he has found sasquatch lurking in Canada". Houston Chronicle. January 23, 1994. Retrieved from ProQuest on February 20, 2009.
^"Fuzzy films on web hurt our cause 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine". CanWest News Service. Montreal Gazette. March 24, 2007. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
^Michael Taylor. "Screams in the night". San Francisco Chronicle. January 24, 1999. Retrieved on February 20, 1999.
^Bindernagel, John (2016). . Dr. John Bindernagel Homepage. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
^"North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch". Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.
^"Renowned B.C.-based Sasquatch researcher dies from cancer". CTV News.
^ abcLazell, James; Caldbeck, Jeannine (2001). "Reviewed Work: North America's Great Ape: The Sasquatch. A Wildlife Biologist Looks at the Continent's Most Misunderstood Large Mammal by J. A. Bindernagel". Northwestern Naturalist. 82 (1): 36. doi:10.2307/3536647. JSTOR 3536647.
^Buhs, Joshua Blu (2012). "Reviewed Work: The Discovery of the Sasquatch: Reconciling Culture, History, and Science in the Discovery Process by John A. Bindernagel, Leila Hadj‐Chikh". Isis. 103 (1): 208–209. doi:10.1086/666446.
External linksedit
John Bindernagel's official website. (archived at )
April 15, 2024
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John Albert Bindernagel December 22 1941 January 17 2018 was a wildlife biologist who sought evidence for Sasquatch since 1963 1 2 John Albert BindernagelBornDecember 22 1941Kitchener Ontario CanadaDiedJanuary 17 2018 2018 01 17 aged 76 British Columbia CanadaNationalityCanadianOccupationWildlife biologistYears active1963 2018Known forWildlife biologyNotable workResearch on North American wildlife and Bigfoot Contents 1 Biography 2 Reception 3 Selected publications 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editBindernagel was born in Kitchener Ontario attended the University of Guelph with a BSc in Biology 3 and received a PhD in Wildlife Biology from the University of Wisconsin Madison he worked as biologist of FAO for the water land plants and fauna departments in several continents like Africa Asia Oceania since 1995 to 2013 4 He moved to British Columbia in 1975 5 largely because the region was a hot spot for Bigfoot sightings 3 Over the years he collected casts of tracks that he believed belonged to Bigfoot He also claimed to have heard the creature near Comox Lake in 1992 comparing its whooping sound to that of a chimpanzee 6 Bindernagel believed that the Bigfoot phenomena should receive more attention from serious scientists but remarked The evidence doesn t get scrutinized objectively We can t bring the evidence to our colleagues because it s perceived as taboo 7 He published a book in 1998 entitled North America s Great Ape The Sasquatch 8 His second book The Discovery of the Sasquatch Reconciling Culture History and Science in the Discovery Process was published in 2010 9 Bindernagel was a curator with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization BFRO until his death 10 Bindernagel died on January 17 2018 at the age of 76 His cause of death was determined as cancer 11 Reception editBindernagel s claim that the sasquatch is a real wildlife species was not accepted by the scientific community His book North America s Great Ape The Sasquatch was reviewed by James Lazell and Jeannine Caldbeck in the Northwestern Naturalist journal 12 They took issue with Bindernagel s claim that many of the witness reports of the sasquatch cannot be hoaxes because this would be expensive and require a great amount of effort and time 12 Lazell and Caldbeck concluded We make the point that hoaxing is vastly less expensive in energy time and effort than actually being a real sasquatch Any viable population of a huge ape extending as Bindernagel claims from the Pacific Northwest to Florida and New England would necessarily consume such enormous resources as to be a real nuisance make a major and unmistakable ecological impact and be a frequent provider of road and hunter kills Hoaxing cannot be dismissed 12 Joshua Blu Buhs criticized Bindernagel s The Discovery of the Sasquatch for failing to prove its thesis that bigfoot exists He wrote that Bindernagel cherry picked his data and ignored a whole body of evidence that contradicts the idea that bigfoot is an ape like creature 13 Selected publications editNorth America s Great Ape The Sasquatch 1998 ISBN 0 9682887 0 7 The Discovery of the Sasquatch Reconciling Culture History and Science in the Discovery Process 2010 See also editPeter C ByrneReferences edit Bell Brian Insight Guide Pacific Northwest Insight Guides p 157 ISBN 1 58573 150 1 Meldrum Jeff 4 September 2007 Sasquatch Legend Meets Science Forge Books p 116 ISBN 978 0 7653 1217 4 a b Bram Eisenthal Tracking a tall tale The Globe and Mail April 1 2006 Retrieved on February 20 2009 Mary Van de Kamp Nohl Pine Lake s Bigfoot Archived 2010 12 29 at the Wayback Machine Milwaukee Magazine May 1 2003 Retrieved on February 20 2009 Do Sasquatch really exist On Vancouver island The Mount Washington Marmot Summer 2002 p 4 Retrieved on February 20 2009 Biologist believes he has found sasquatch lurking in Canada Houston Chronicle January 23 1994 Retrieved from ProQuest on February 20 2009 Fuzzy films on web hurt our cause Archived 2011 10 06 at the Wayback Machine CanWest News Service Montreal Gazette March 24 2007 Retrieved on February 20 2009 Michael Taylor Screams in the night San Francisco Chronicle January 24 1999 Retrieved on February 20 1999 Bindernagel John 2016 North America s Great Ape the Sasquatch Dr John Bindernagel Homepage Archived from the original on March 4 2016 North America s Great Ape the Sasquatch Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization Renowned B C based Sasquatch researcher dies from cancer CTV News a b c Lazell James Caldbeck Jeannine 2001 Reviewed Work North America s Great Ape The Sasquatch A Wildlife Biologist Looks at the Continent s Most Misunderstood Large Mammal by J A Bindernagel Northwestern Naturalist 82 1 36 doi 10 2307 3536647 JSTOR 3536647 Buhs Joshua Blu 2012 Reviewed Work The Discovery of the Sasquatch Reconciling Culture History and Science in the Discovery Process by John A Bindernagel Leila Hadj Chikh Isis 103 1 208 209 doi 10 1086 666446 External links editJohn Bindernagel s official website archived at https web archive org web 20160304172235 http bigfootbiologist org page2 html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Bindernagel amp oldid 1195382004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
