Mythical creature hunter claims the lack of sightings of the mysterious yowie is because bushfires have driven the hairy Bigfoot-like creature deeper inland
- Queensland’s yowie population has taken a hit following devastating bushfires
- Dean Harrison from Australian Yowie Research has studied yowies for 20 years
- He said the Hinterland fires forced yowies further inland due to dangers
Australia’s yowie population has taken a hit following the devastating bushfire season, according to a supposed expert.
Dean Harrison from Australian Yowie Research has been studying the mythical creatures for 20 years and claims to have had many encounters with the hairy beasts on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
He said there had been a ‘change in behaviour as’ bushfires forced yowies further inland.
Queensland’s yowie population has taken a hit following the state’s devastating bushfire season. Pictured: A drawing of a yowie
Mr Harrison claims there are usually 10 sightings of yowies each week on the Gold Coast, but now there are none.
Dean Harrison from Australian Yowie Research (AYR) has been studying the mythical creatures for 20 years
‘Generally, it does fluctuate. We can have dry spells but that whole area has dropped to basically nothing. It has all gone much quieter than normal,’ he told The Courier-Mail.
He said it’s the same for areas in New South Wales but the hairy beast is still being spotted in the Sunshine Coast.
‘We are mainly getting reports from other areas, it is hard to say why but I expect yowies have moved out of their comfort zone, out of their natural area and are therefore keeping their heads down more.’
Despite the ongoing dangers of the fires, Mr Harrison doesn’t believe any yowie was injured because of their strong sense of smell and speed of 70km/h.
‘Yowies can traverse the most extreme terrain and can grapple straight up sheer rockfaces.’
Dead yowie bodies have not yet been spotted because ‘they will take care of their dead’, Mr Harrison explained.