Footage shrouded in secrecy
RECENT footage of what appears to be a thylacine in Tasmania is proving as elusive as the mysterious marsupial itself.
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RECENT footage of what appears to be a thylacine in Tasmania is proving as elusive as the mysterious marsupial itself.
A Tasmanian man is believed to have captured video footage that appears so real, it is being shrouded in secrecy — with whispers of legal contracts, TV deals and impending announcements.
Thylacine researcher and enthusiast Neil Waters, who runs the Thylacine Awareness Group of Australia, said the secret video was taken last November.
He said a few people had seen the video, but it was yet to be released to the public.
“The people allegedly in the loop say it’s in the hands of lawyers … apparently there’s going to be a TV deal,” Mr Waters said.
He said he believed in keeping all thylacine knowledge in the public domain, even though sightings sometimes attracted a lot of “negative Nancies”.
Tasmanian thylacine expert Col Bailey said he had seen a lot of footage of supposed thylacines lately, though none of it had convinced him.
He said one particular video, which seemed to be creating interest, appeared to show the correct sized animal but there were no stripes.
“What I’ve seen looks like a tiger quoll,” he said.
Mr Bailey, who last saw what he believes was a thylacine in 1995, believes there are definitely thylacines in Tasmania.
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