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Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.

It is edited by CFZ Director Jon Downes, and subbed by the lovely Lizzy Bitakara'mire (formerly Clancy), scourge of improper syntax. The daily newsblog is edited by Corinna Downes, head administratrix of the CFZ, and the indexing is done by Lee Canty and Kathy Imbriani. There is regular news from the CFZ Mystery Cat study group, and regular fortean bird news from 'The Watcher of the Skies'. Regular bloggers include Dr Karl Shuker, Dale Drinnon, Richard Muirhead and Richard Freeman.The CFZ bloggo is updated daily, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Come and join us...

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

RICHARD HOLLAND: Hands over to his junior...

Comments on CFZ.org.uk by Bryn Griffiths, aged 15, currently on work experience at Paranormal magazine:

I’m currently doing work experience with Paranormal magazine at Jazz Publishing, trying to gather insight into the journalism industry. I came across CFZ after the editor had told me about it, just after he’d explained to me what cryptozoology was. I’d always enjoyed the subject, just never known the technical word for it.

I ventured over to this site, and was immediately immersed in hundreds of blogs. Nearly all of those I have read have provided me an interest. With particular reference to all blogs on big cats in Britain and the marine creatures, the blogs are very well written and of excellent standard. Some amusing, others factual; the great range of genres is definitely one of the site’s best qualities.

Only a couple of problems exist within the site, one of these being, graphically it is not too pleasing on the eye, with particular reference to the list of blogs screen. The only other problem I’ve found is it is difficult to navigate through to previous stories I have read, perhaps a search engine or topic/date list may be appropriate.

Other than those two blips, this a cracking site, which I will continue to use even after work experience.

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