by Lisa Winters, Research and Stewardship Volunteer Coordinator
The Grand Canyon Trust is looking for a few adventurous volunteers to help with sasquatch habitat surveys in northern Arizona. Join us as we hike through beautiful ponderosa pine forests in search of the elusive ape-like creature.
Sasquatches typically reach 6-10 feet tall, weigh up to 500 pounds, and are covered in dark brown hair. Here in Arizona, the Mogollon Monster is one of three subspecies that rely on wide swaths of ponderosa pine forests and the winding canyon habitats of the Mogollon Rim. The Grand Canyon Trust is concerned about the loss of pristine landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, and the diversity of plants and animals that sasquatches need to survive. Our goal is to visit areas where sasquatches have been historically documented to gather critical data on the species presence and population size.
We will be visiting areas of known sasquatch sightings to document footprints, hair samples, scat, and bedding sites, and taking fuzzy photographs as evidence. Our work will typically take place in the early morning and late evenings, when sasquatches are known to be active. We’ll hike miles over uneven terrain, tracking primary sasquatch food sources: large grazing mammals such as elk and deer. As such, this trip is not recommended for children under the age of 12.
And trip bonus! It’s the right time of year for sasquatchling sightings, so lace up your hiking boots and get ready for the trip of a lifetime. You may get to see a gaggle of sasquatchlings frolicking with mom as they learn the ropes of sasquatch life in the forest.
The Forest Service has not included critical sasquatch habitat into its management planning, despite its likely reliance on habitat in this area. At the end of our trip, we will write letters to the Forest Service requesting this species be considered for imperiled species status with a need to focus efforts on sasquatch translocation or captive breeding programs.
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