ISC Newsletters (ISC)

The first issue of The ISC Newsletter announces the formation of the International Society of Cryptozoology in January 1982, outlining its goals to promote scientific inquiry into

ISC Newsletter - Vol 01 No 2 - 1982

This issue of The ISC Newsletter focuses on several prominent cryptozoological cases. The Lake Champlain Monster ('Champ') is examined through the analysis of the Mansi photograph,

ISC Newsletter - Vol 01 No 3 - 1982

This issue of The ISC Newsletter details significant new evidence from the Walla Walla incidents, including casts of Sasquatch footprints exhibiting dermal ridges, analyzed by Grov

ISC Newsletter - Vol 01 No 4 - 1982

This issue of The ISC Newsletter features a detailed discussion of recent attempts to debunk the Loch Ness Monster phenomenon, with theories from Maurice Burton and Robert P. Craig

ISC Newsletter - Vol 02 No 1 - 1983

This issue of The ISC Newsletter from Spring 1983 features an interview with oceanographer Paul H. LeBlond and marine biologist Forrest G. Wood discussing cryptozoology and marine

ISC Newsletter - Vol 02 No 2 - 1983

The Summer 1983 issue of The ISC Newsletter details a cryptozoological expedition to New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, where researchers sought evidence of the 'Ri', a marine creature

ISC Newsletter - Vol 02 No 3 - 1983

This issue of The ISC Newsletter features an in-depth interview with cryptozoologist Roy P. Mackal, discussing his research on cryptids like the Loch Ness Monster and Mokele Mbembe

ISC Newsletter - Vol 02 No 4 - 1983

The Winter 1983 issue of The ISC Newsletter details a significant Mokele-Mbembe sighting by Congolese biologist Marcelin Agnagna in the Likouala swamps. The report supports previou

ISC Newsletter - Vol 03 No 1 - 1984

This issue of The ISC Newsletter details the discovery of a potential new bear species, Ursus nepalensis, in Nepal, based on fieldwork by Daniel Taylor-Ide and Robert L. Fleming, w

ISC Newsletter - Vol 03 No 2 - 1984

This issue of The ISC Newsletter covers a controversial proposed hunt for Sasquatch by Mark E. Keller, sparking debate about the legality and ethics of killing such a creature. It

ISC Newsletter - Vol 03 No 3 - 1984

This issue features an interview with Bernard Heuvelmans, who defines cryptozoology as the science of 'unexpected' animals and discusses his lifelong research. It also covers Mark

ISC Newsletter - Vol 03 No 4 - 1984

This issue of The ISC Newsletter addresses the controversy surrounding the 'flipper' photos of the Loch Ness Monster, with Discover magazine alleging they were retouched. The Acade

ISC Newsletter - Vol 04 No 1 - 1985

A 1985 expedition to New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, investigated the marine mammal known as the Ri or Ilkai, which local natives attributed with semi-human qualities. Visual sighti

ISC Newsletter - Vol 04 No 2 - 1985

This issue of The ISC Newsletter features an in-depth interview with Sasquatch investigator Rene Dahinden, who discusses his decades of research and his views on the scientific com

ISC Newsletter - Vol 04 No 3 - 1985

This issue of The ISC Newsletter details a series of incidents off Bermuda where a deep-sea fisherman's traps were damaged and lost, with a giant octopus suspected as the cause. It

ISC Newsletter - Vol 04 No 4 - 1985

Despite being declared extinct in the 1930s, reports of the thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, continue to emerge from Tasmania and mainland Australia. Numerous expeditions and scienti

ISC Newsletter - Vol 05 No 1 - 1986

The ISC Newsletter reports on the 1986 capture and dissection of a female Onza in Mazatlan, Mexico, a cryptid long rumored to inhabit northwestern Mexico. The specimen, shot by And

ISC Newsletter - Vol 05 No 2 - 1986

This issue of The ISC Newsletter covers the Ogopogo phenomenon with an interview of Arlene Gaal, who believes a large, unknown animal inhabits Lake Okanagan, citing witness credibi

ISC Newsletter - Vol 05 No 3 - 1986

This issue details recent expeditions and claims regarding Mokele-Mbembe, a cryptid from the Congo. It covers the failed 1986 British expedition, Herman Regusters' controversial cl

ISC Newsletter - Vol 05 No 4 - 1986

The ISC Newsletter reports on Anthony B. Wooldridge's claim of photographing a Yeti in the Indian Himalayas in March 1986. The photos, taken during a 45-minute encounter, are prese

ISC Newsletter - Vol 06 No 1 - 1987

This issue of The ISC Newsletter details a remarkable close encounter in Lake Okanagan in 1974, where a witness had physical contact with an unknown animal. It also reports on Grov

ISC Newsletter - Vol 06 No 2 - 1987

This issue features an interview with physical anthropologist Grover Krantz, who discusses his research on Sasquatch, believing it to be the living form of Gigantopithecus. He high

ISC Newsletter - Vol 06 No 3 - 1987

This issue of The ISC Newsletter features an extensive annotated bibliography of 34 cryptozoology books published between 1980 and 1987. The list includes details on authors, publi

ISC Newsletter - Vol 06 No 4 - 1987

The Winter 1987 ISC Newsletter details the Sixth Annual Membership Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, featuring symposia on the Loch Ness Monster and 'Big Cats'. Key speakers included

ISC Newsletter - Vol 07 No 1 - 1988

This issue of The ISC Newsletter highlights the discovery of the world's largest gecko, Hoplodactylus delcourti, a species believed to be extinct, possibly linked to Maori folklore

ISC Newsletter - Vol 07 No 2 - 1988

The Summer 1988 issue of The ISC Newsletter features an interview with Soviet investigator Marie-Jeanne Koffmann discussing her 30 years of research into the 'almas' or wildman in

ISC Newsletter - Vol 07 No 3 - 1988

The Autumn 1988 issue of The ISC Newsletter details the baffling case of the 'Bermuda Blob', a large organic mass that washed ashore in May 1988. Despite examination by numerous zo

ISC Newsletter - Vol 07 No 4 - 1988

This issue of The ISC Newsletter reveals the 40-year-old hoax behind the Florida 'Giant Penguin' footprints, which were created by Tony Signorini and Al Williams using cast iron fe

ISC Newsletter - Vol 08 No 1 - 1989

This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the coelacanth, a 'living fossil' found by naturalist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer in 1938. The find was significant as

ISC Newsletter - Vol 08 No 2 - 1989

This issue features an interview with John Green, a prominent Sasquatch researcher, who discusses the challenges of proving the existence of the creature due to lack of resources a

ISC Newsletter - Vol 08 No 3 - 1989

This issue of The ISC Newsletter details ongoing reports and research into the survival of the Eastern Puma (Felis concolor couguar), a subspecies believed extinct for a century. E

ISC Newsletter - Vol 08 No 4 - 1989

The Winter 1989 issue of The ISC Newsletter details the Pullman Symposium on Sasquatch evidence, featuring discussions on scientific and social implications. It highlights new spec

ISC Newsletter - Vol 09 No 1 - 1990

This issue of The ISC Newsletter presents compelling evidence, analyzed by zoologists Martin Eisentraut and Wolfgang Bohme, that the pygmy elephant of Africa is a distinct species,

ISC Newsletter - Vol 09 No 2 - 1990

This issue of The ISC Newsletter covers a panel discussion on the Loch Ness Monster held in Edinburgh in 1987, featuring prominent cryptozoologists. It also details an investigatio

ISC Newsletter - Vol 09 No 3 - 1990

The Autumn 1990 ISC Newsletter details a joint conference on 'Fabulous Beasts: Fact and Folklore' held by the International Society of Cryptozoology and the Folklore Society. The i

ISC Newsletter - Vol 09 No 4 - 1990

The ISC Newsletter issue focuses on the intensified search for the giant gecko, Hoplodactylus delcourti, in New Zealand. The species, known from a single 19th-century specimen, is

ISC Newsletter - Vol 10 No 1 - 1991

This issue of The ISC Newsletter focuses on a bibliography of cryptozoological books published between 1987 and 1990, including 55 works. It also features reviews of various books

ISC Newsletter - Vol 10 No 2 - 1991

This issue of The ISC Newsletter details the capture and study of Megamouth VI, the sixth known specimen, off California in October 1990. The shark was studied alive for the first

ISC Newsletter - Vol 10 No 3 - 1991

This issue of The ISC Newsletter covers a panel discussion on the implications of finding evidence of Sasquatch, where participants debated what would happen if a specimen were fou

ISC Newsletter - Vol 10 No 4 - 1991

This issue of The ISC Newsletter focuses on a panel discussion about the North American Sasquatch, exploring its potential link to Gigantopithecus and the Bering land bridge. The d

ISC Newsletter - Vol 11 No 1 - 1992

This issue of The ISC Newsletter presents photographic evidence gathered by Ambassador Harald Nestroy in the Congo, suggesting the existence of a distinct pygmy elephant species, L

ISC Newsletter - Vol 11 No 2 - 1992

This issue of The ISC Newsletter presents the results of a membership survey, indicating high satisfaction with the journal and newsletter, with 'factual reliability' being the mos

ISC Newsletter - Vol 11 No 3 - 1992

This issue of The ISC Newsletter features a panel discussion on the future of cryptozoology, held on May 16, 1992, to celebrate the Society's 10th anniversary. Panelists discussed

ISC Newsletter - Vol 11 No 4 - 1992