tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65050612497256114542024-03-07T22:16:08.518-08:00On The TrackA new venture from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Fortean_Zoology">The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ]</a> - a monthly webTV programme giving a video roundup of news from the CFZ, and Cryptozoological News from around the world..
It is presented by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Downes">Jon Downes</a> the Director of the CFZ.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-35403304005712402612009-08-01T01:47:00.001-07:002009-08-01T01:47:51.930-07:00ON THE TRACK - Episode 23 - August 2009<p align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lwBxoIYwVYY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lwBxoIYwVYY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-71950543247828651222009-07-02T08:45:00.002-07:002009-07-02T08:47:16.904-07:00EPISODE 22: July 2009<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/87XFVhQQttc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/87XFVhQQttc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-54753003492664389642009-07-02T08:45:00.001-07:002009-07-02T08:47:31.876-07:00Episode 21: June 2009<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5joNxR5u8wU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5joNxR5u8wU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-11555366742665652772009-07-02T08:40:00.000-07:002009-07-02T08:44:24.059-07:00Episode 20: May 2009<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sbohfB7FS0w&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sbohfB7FS0w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><br />Spring at the CFZ<br />Weird animals of Woolsery<br />Possible new population of sand lizard?<br />Green Lizards in Dorset<br />Undescribed fish<br />"Didn't we have a lovely day the day we went to Redditch"<br />Behind the scenes of the new CFZ movie<br />Faking big cat prints<br />Animal Rescue: Corinna's new crow<br />Lots of new species of fish<br />New pitviper<br /><br />... and lots moreUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-80662607761017512262009-04-05T04:26:00.000-07:002009-04-05T04:31:43.636-07:00Episode 19: April 2009<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TFoaO8KybmQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TFoaO8KybmQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p align="center">LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/hkbiodiversity/newsletters/newsletters.html">Hong Kong Biodiversity newsletters</a><br /><a href="http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/hkbiodiversity/database/search.asp">Hong Kong biodiversity database</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/music">Jon Downes and the Amphibians from Outer Space</a><br /><a href="http://www.wildlifeextra.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=432&listitemid=4459">New species in Peru</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-1454229819994987122009-03-02T08:52:00.000-08:002009-03-02T09:36:27.303-08:00Episode 18: March 2009<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Eqe9rWrA1Bc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Eqe9rWrA1Bc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p align="center"><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2009/02/naomi-and-ritchie-west-go-jackalope.html">Naomi and Ritchie's jackalope movie</a><br /><a href="http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2009/02/guest-blogger-naomi-west-jackalope-joes.html">Naomi's jackalope article</a><br /><a href="http://www.bugfest.co.uk/">Bugfest</a><br /><a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology/">The Grant Museum</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/beta/expeditions/04illinois/illinois-index.htm">Jon in Illinois</a><br /><a href="http://cfzextra.blogspot.com/">The CFZ Illinois project</a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-38732869652694637072009-02-02T03:18:00.000-08:002009-02-02T03:27:10.837-08:00Episode 17 (February 2009)<div align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mu4LxgP4wns&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mu4LxgP4wns&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2009/01/take-it-to-bridge-latest-episode-of.html">Cryptid Hunt: The Mothman</a><br /><br /><a href="http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2009/01/seal-of-approval.html">The saga of `The beast of the Bay`</a><br /><br /><a href="http://cfzextra.blogspot.com/">The CFZ Illinois project</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/releases/Buhnerkempe_OutdoorIL_1007.pdf">Bears in Illinois</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-50110715966089797072009-01-02T06:15:00.000-08:002009-01-02T06:21:07.893-08:00Episode 16 (January 2009)<p><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkyZol49AzQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkyZol49AzQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS ISSUE</p><p></p><br /><br /><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/user/GVKK">Cryptid Hunt</a><br /><a href="http://www.bka.org.uk/">British Killifish Association</a><br /><a href="http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/javan.html">Javan Tiger</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/beta">Beta test the new CFZ website</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/radio">Radio CFZ</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-22303222491743136762008-12-01T15:38:00.000-08:002009-01-02T06:15:14.999-08:00Episode 15 (November 2008)<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zpBjx_Kj9gc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zpBjx_Kj9gc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/user/GVKK">Cryptid Hunt</a><br /><a href="http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2008/11/never-underestimate-power-of-human.html">The Jordan Warner affair</a><br /><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081117-tarsier-photo-missions.html">Pygmy Tarsiers</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Owlman-Others-30th-Anniversary-Expanded/dp/1905723024/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228175280&sr=8-1"><br />Christmas is coming,<br />the pound is on the drop,<br />so why not buy an owlman book<br />from this online shop</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-446865939501840702008-10-31T02:53:00.000-07:002008-10-31T03:10:27.752-07:00Episode 14 (November 2008)<p><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p286HabNr14&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p286HabNr14&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />It is a day or so early this month (and about eight minutes shorter) because today we are off to the Fortean Times Unconvention, and won't be returning until mid week. On top of that, lots of bad stuff has been happening; the CFZ car has blown a head gasket and needs a new engine, our weatherproofing on the aviary proved not to be sturdy enough as several poor birdies perished in a completely unexpected hailstorm.<br /><br />However, on a more positive note, we have a new puppy and Dr Strangely Strange have reformed, so not all in the garden ain't rosy.....<br /><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br />Sumatran Rhino Resources:<br /><a href="http://www.thelittlestrhino.com/">The Littlest Rhino</a><br /><a href="http://www.thelittlestrhino.com/blog/">The Littlest Rhino Blog</a><br /><a href="http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/rhinoceros/asian_rhinos/sumatran_rhinoceros/index.cfm">WWF Sumatran Rhino</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tropiquaria.co.uk/">Tropiquaria</a> </p><p><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vgv8SlfXT4Q">Dr Strangely Strange Documentary (Part One) </a><br /><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m14s7bEtYKE">Dr Strangely Strange Documentary (Part Two)<br /><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L7tPEyKy3mg">Dr Strangely Strange Documentary (Part Three)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-435299956992576692008-10-02T14:20:00.000-07:002008-10-02T14:30:20.975-07:00Episode 13 (October 2008)<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Q_FQ0E1QS0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Q_FQ0E1QS0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Links for this Episode<br /><br /><a href="http://www.storsjoodjuret.nu/index.html?language=en">Project Storsjoodjuret</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfztv.org/">The relaunched CFZtv</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/tessobit.htm">Tessie's Obituary</a><br /><a href="http://journals.royalsociety.org/content/k51441384866/?p=110f886a220d47d38f5273d8a1127d1f&pi=1">Themed issue of the <em>Journal of the Royal Society </em>dealing - amongst other things - with the new Fiji iguanas</a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-52297538871931811912008-09-01T13:29:00.000-07:002008-09-01T13:34:29.630-07:00Episode 12 (September 2008)<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8hnbZYB190&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8hnbZYB190&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Links for this episode<br /><br /><a href="http://www.metamorphosis.gb.com/">Metamorphosis</a><br /><a href="http://www.cfztv.org/">The releaunched CFZtv</a><br />Check out all the Weird Weekend videos<br /><a href="http://members.aol.com/karlshuker/">Karl Shuker</a><br /><a href="http://greenupgrader.com/3119/discovery-vegetarian-spiders/">Vegetarian spider</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-82648157041347251282008-08-02T17:17:00.000-07:002008-08-02T17:21:14.374-07:00Episode 11 (August 2008)<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBpSK_QtEV8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBpSK_QtEV8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Jon is fairly seriously ill again at the moment, and much of this edition was edited by him from his sickbed, hence it being two days late.<br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS ISSUE<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.weirdweekend.org">Weird Weekend 2008</a><br /><a href="http://almasty.blogspot.com/">Russian Expedition"</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Paradise-Chupacabra-Retrievals-Accelerated/dp/1905723326/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217722832&sr=8-1">Jon's new book</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-87632503787244771882008-07-01T06:14:00.000-07:002008-07-01T06:17:34.412-07:00Episode 10 (July 2008)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zu_PDnb4z_U&hl=en"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zu_PDnb4z_U&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://almasty.blogspot.com">Russian expedition blog</a><br /><a href="http://www.weirdweekend.org">Weird Weekend</a><br /><a href="www.tropiquaria.co.uk">Tropiquaria</a><br /><a href="www.metamorphosis.gb.com">Graham and Janice Smith</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-63131387667570003382008-06-01T01:41:00.000-07:002008-07-01T06:14:43.081-07:00Episode 9 (June 2008)<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HcoXiRJfZ08&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HcoXiRJfZ08&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />I am posting this a few minutes before I have to go to Church. However, our old friends at LAPIS have asked me to give a plug to <a href="http://www.lapisufo.com/2008lapisufoconference.html">The 2008 Conference</a> which is held in a couple of weeks. It looks good to me....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-49666599300971154992008-05-02T01:16:00.001-07:002008-05-02T01:17:35.878-07:00Episode 8 (May 2008)<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KsSsZ_b424I&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KsSsZ_b424I&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Hi guys,<br /><br />Sorry this month's episode is late. The links will be up as soon as I can get them...<br /><br />JonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-8270941142672548392008-03-31T19:24:00.000-07:002008-03-31T19:32:20.710-07:00Episode 7 (April 2008)<p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GzwVujsbV40&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GzwVujsbV40&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1526">New snakeheads</a><br /><a href="http://www.tropiquaria.co.uk/tv.htm">Big Cat Conference videos</a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/eee.weirdweekend.org">Weird Weekend tickets</a><br /><a href="http://www.fws.gov/snakeheadfstotal.pdf">U.S.Government snakehead factsheet</a><br /><a href="http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/03/cahow.html">Cahow facts</a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-52022805103801548142008-02-29T13:27:00.000-08:002008-02-29T13:40:26.684-08:00Episode 6 (March 2008)<p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gtx9s_Z5RAU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gtx9s_Z5RAU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/">Big Cats in Britain </a><br /><a href="http://www.tropiquaria.co.uk/">Tropiquaria </a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/museum.htm">CFZ Museum</a> </p><br /><a href="http://www.wobbegongsharks.com/">New Wobbegongs</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curassow">Curassows</a><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-28026573596782400132008-02-01T07:46:00.000-08:002008-02-01T07:51:03.105-08:00Episode 5 (February 2008)<p align="center"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wOGT0URvJK0&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wOGT0URvJK0&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/">Big Cats in Britain </a><br /><a href="http://www.tropiquaria.co.uk/">Tropiquaria </a><br /><a href="http://www.cfz.org.uk/museum.htm">CFZ Museum</a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-14836932599245299072008-01-01T05:57:00.000-08:002008-01-01T07:59:38.440-08:00Episode 4 (January 2008)<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VEZAV6ptCwQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VEZAV6ptCwQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="www.weirdweekend.org">Weird Weekend</a><br /><a href="http://www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/">Big Cats in Britain</a><br /><a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/5/57/abstract">Giraffe taxonomy</a><br /><br />And a very Happy New Year to all our viewers..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-11174500170709229722007-11-30T16:08:00.000-08:002007-11-30T16:13:56.970-08:00Episode 3 (December 2007)<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QepSgLhO7kw&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QepSgLhO7kw&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://cfzguyana.blogspot.com/">Guyana Expedition</a><br /><a href="http://www.totallywild.net/">Port Lympne Zoo</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-56076227123553806592007-11-01T10:52:00.000-07:002007-11-01T11:03:10.716-07:00Episode 2 (November 2007)<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ANlb3XbK-AE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ANlb3XbK-AE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE<br /><br /><a href="http://english.savechinastigers.org/index.php"> South China Tiger rewilding</a><br /><a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ReproductiveScience/ConsEndangeredCats/default.cfm">Reproductive Technologies and Conservation (cats)</a><br /><a href="http://cfzguyana.blogspot.com/">Guyana Expedition blog</a><br /><a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8539/all"> Chinese mountain cat</a><br /><a href="http://www.drusillas.co.uk/">Drusillas Park</a><br /><br /><br />With episode 2 we have got a little more ambitious, but for those of you expecting National Geographic quality, remember that this show is still put together on cheap equipment by a team who are entirely self taught.<br /><br />Please leave your comments.<br /><br />See you next month :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505061249725611454.post-511391591900260192007-11-01T08:21:00.000-07:002007-11-01T08:22:22.038-07:00Episode 1 (October 2007)<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qi_cnF_Itr0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qi_cnF_Itr0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3