ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR WANTED

Our intrepid news editor Gavin Lloyd-Wilson has a lot on his plate at the moment. So we are looking for someone (or even several someones) to help him. Do you fancy joining the CFZ Bloggo news team? If so, email me on jon@cfz.org.uk

CFZ PUBLISHING

Corinna has something to announce .

BARBADOS CRYPTID PART TWO - sent by Damon Corrie

Following on from the story we posted yesterday.

HELP WANTED WITH DNA MOTH STUDY

WANTED for a DNA study. Any dead stage (eggs, caterpillars, pupae or moths) of Dendrolimus pini (Pine-tree Lappet moth) would be welcome. This moth has been found near Inverness, Scotland and is believed to be either a previously unrecorded native or a human mediated introduction via imported trees.

Forest Research want to determine the origin of the Scottish moth by comparison of its DNA with that of D.pini sourced from Europe and other locations especially SE Russia and NW Asia. Dried specimens should be less than 20 years old and all specimens should be dead prior to transport. Even a badly damaged specimen, a detached appendage or body segment, or a single preserved egg will suffice - the key requirements are date and place of collection (at least country and year, but the more detail the better). Postage and summary expenses will be reimbursed.

The findings of the study will ultimately be published in scientific journals and your help will be acknowledged if requested. If you can help then please contact Roger Moore, Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9SY, tel. 0131 445 6923, email roger.moore@forestry.gsi.gov.uk, to whom dead material may be sent.

HAUNTED SKIES: Another miscellany of odds and sods

http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2011/06/derek-dempster-hong-kong-and-1954-ufos.html

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1945 Art Bell, the original host of the American paranormal radio-show, Coast To Coast, was born.
And now the news, expertly compiled by Gavin Wilson:

Living, biological raygun produced in lab
Francis Galton: The man who drew up the 'ugly map'...
FIREMEN RESCUE SHEEP OFF ROOF

A surfing sheep:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUlC79KBfmA

THE MOST BIZARRE THING I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS - Steve Ignorant meets a giant rat

I wish that UK children's television was like this!