What can you say about the small province of New Brunswick in Canada? Probably the fact that its inhabitants can tell a lot about the mountain lion and Bigfoot.
New Brunswick is considered one of the smallest provinces in Canada. A unique ecosystem is located on 72 thousand square kilometers, in which there is a place of foothills, hills, dense forests and a bay that serves as an ideal place for whale watching.
The Province of New Brunswick is extremely popular with tourists. But these come here not for the beauty of nature.
So why do researchers and just interested people come here?
The fact is that on the mentioned tiny area, the maximum number of precedents with the participation of cryptides in Canada has been registered.
The eastern mountain lion, also known as the North American cougar, was officially declared extinct in January 2018.
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Naturalist Bruce Wright believed that it was in New Brunswick that the largest population of these animals could be found. Officially, there have been no traces of North American cougars in the province since 1940, but the researcher thought otherwise.
In his book, he described a journey through the foothills of New Brunswick in the 60s.
In addition to the notes, there are several testimonies from local residents who saw the "big cat" while hunting or hiking.
It is possible that it is here that cougars still live in the wild.
Few people know, but New Brunswick has its own lake monster. He lives, presumably, on the territory of the Utopia reservoir.
The average depth in the lake reaches 11 meters, its length is 7 km, and its width is 3 km. The first stories about the monster that is found in the waters of Utopia appeared long before the arrival of European settlers.
Later they could describe the monster. For example, in 1867, sawmill workers claimed to have seen a 9-meter creature, which was almost 3 meters wide.
Similar testimonies date back to 68, 72, and 91. One of the most relevant precedents dates back to 1996.
The Wilcox couple have already announced about the 15-meter monster that appeared from the water when they set up their camp on the shore.
Found a place in the fauna of New Banswick and Bigfoot. On the territory of this province, there were 7 precedents of the appearance of Bigfoot in 35 years, and only two of them were recognized as a hoax.
The local population is afraid of "big people", and in folklore there is a place for strange creatures from the mountains who, allegedly, can attack lumberjacks.
The monster deserves special mention, which has become the hallmark of the province.
Before European settlers arrived in this area, the indigenous population passed on to children, among other things, the legends of the "Shagamaw" (Shagamaw), which was a hybrid of a man, a goat and a crocodile.
Something like a faun, he hunted children.
As you can see, Canada is rich in its own mysterious stories about strange and sometimes frightening creatures.
However, this does not prevent hundreds of tourists from coming here every year in an attempt to catch their monster.