Sylvanic Bigfoot, What’s The Story?
For the past 2-3 years I’ve been hearing about this “Sylvanic Bigfoot” project which is spearheaded by Todd Standing.
Todd Standing is a columnist for Unexplained-Mysteries.com and a Bigfoot researcher. He’s made quite a lot of headlines in the Bigfoot community by coming forward with video “proof” of these bipedal, ape-like creatures that he has filmed in recent expeditions. It doesn’t just end there, he also claims to know a secret location called “Sylvanic” (According to Todd, this is the name given by the “native” people) said to be a hidden valley nestled deep into the American Rockies.
Todd and his team have released several teaser videos as proof and claim that they are keeping the location secret in order to protect the newly found creatures. Their website sylvanic.com has very limited information as to who the team is and what it is they actually found. Here is a preview of a documentary that they have been working on.
Their website itself holds no real information. There are a few links for an online store to buy the “video evidence” of the creatures they filmed. Not a surprise.
So what is the real story behind the “Sylvanic Bigfoot” ?
According to Todd’s Youtube account, there is a short video clip of the supposed evidence that was captured recently. The video was uploaded to Youtube on November 27, 2009. I don’t know the date of the video itself.
As far as most of the information from Slyvanic.com, the details of the location or more video proof cannot be divulged due to the team’s effort to help protect these creatures.
So if they know the supposed location of these creatures, why not invite biologists, researchers and other scientists to go with them on an excursion to the area?
Their website offers the following explanation:
Our goal is to carefully gather as much information about this species while adhering to our first priority, which is to ensure we do not compromise the research site in any way. This species has zero tolerance for any sustained human presence. When a habitat is compromised, not only do we lose a valuable research site, these animals lose their home. Loss of a habitat means loss of life. Our priority now and always will be the welfare of this species. If we feel our work in any way leads to the detriment of these animals our work will stop immediately.
Our ultimate goal is to discover an intact body that has expired due to natural causes.
Written by Javier Ortega - javier@ghosttheory.com
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Todd – whatever your last name is.
I know you’re reading this. So many of us recognized that many elements just didn’t add up in your stories. What was it all about Todd? Was it a buildup of publicity for the production company, like PT Barnum did? Was it wishful thinking about becoming a researcher? Was it just a plain hoax to see how much of the world you could fool? Depending on how you as Todd Rockwell fit in, you appear to be very talented with video & electronics, but also with spinning a yarn. Problem is, it probably became as convoluted for you as it did for us, and you couldn’t remember half of what you said in the past. You also counted on people forgetting. But there were a few people like me still keeping track. That, you simply didn’t count on.
Yes, these creatures do exist, you are right there. But the way you painted them and of how your expeditions kept evolving, just kept contradicting past statements of yours. There is no such place as Sylvanic, it just doesn’t fit within North American nomenclature. Why Todd? Time to come clean OK. Bravo, you fooled so many people, you skated by for several years. Well Todd guess what, the gig is finally up!
Hi Todd & Readers,
I smell a hoax like the one Dyer and Wheaton pulled off in 2008 and I wonder if the infamous TB is around. Remember the late Carl Sagan, “Extroidinary claims require extroidinary evidence”. So far I don’t see solid evidence.
Your video lacks detail to determine if it could be a costume. At the range you describe modern video cameras have encough resolution to provide far better results than you present.
As for your protection of the species? Why not take the evidence to the White House to get an Executive Order from the President to temporarily protect the area until Congress could act?
Cmon Todd or whoever you are. You’re bluff is being called so either produce or get the label of hoaxer. My best,
LL
I am very familiar with the Bigfoot mystery and would agree that this is all a hoax. According to the Bigfoot information that is out there and the research being done such a place has yet to be discovered.
Todd,
We may have crossed paths a time or two and perhaps even walked the same trail. 15 years of my life, I have devoted to photographing this thing, what ever it may be,some sort of primate for sure, and I have yet to get one simple picture that is worthy to put in front of anyone credible. I will not reveal who I am until the day comes that I have the proof the world needs to believe. Harder said than done. You are right about one thing, they travel in pods and are never far away from each other. It is truly amazing to be able to see one of these things move at speed, hard for the mind to comprehend an animal that big can move that fast and that quitely. It could litterally wear my old unit motto, (Swift,Silent,Deadly).
15 years and a few skills and I have not been able to produce one simple picture. Alaska is my next stop. Even I am a little uneasy about this one.
Have you heard of the island with the inverted trees? Going to check it out.
Give me a shout if you want an opinion on how to get one of these things without getting ripped apart. It might just work if you can really get that close to these creatures more than once.
The issue I am having trouble with is the size difference between a full grown Silverback and the Unidentified one. The SB is stronger than the human can imagine but when you put this thing into account and add in its size and weight, the strength of this thing is unimaginable. 50 100 times stronger than that of an avg. Joe? It is hard to imagine and I don’t want to find out the wrong way. Too much invested.
GODSPEED on your future missions, and if you take the Doc out to the field in the summer, don’t let him get hurt.
Eagle