Scientists
and yeti enthusiasts believe there may finally be solid evidence that
the apelike creature roams the vast Siberian tundra, reports the Guardian.
A team of a dozen-plus experts from as far afield as Canada and
Sweden have proclaimed themselves 95% certain of the mythical animal’s
existence after a daylong conference in the town of Tashtagol in the
Kemerovo region, some 2,000 miles east of Moscow. In recent years,
locals there have reported sightings of the yeti, also known as the
abominable snowman.
The Kemerovo government announced on Oct. 10 that a two-day
expedition the previous weekend to the region’s Azassky cave and Karatag
peak “collected irrefutable evidence” of yetis’ existence on the wintry
plateau.
“Conference participants came to the conclusion that the artifacts
found give 95% evidence of the habitation of the ‘snow man’ on Kemerovo
region territory,” read a statement. “In one of the detected tracks,
Russian scientist Anatoly Fokin noted several hairs that might belong to
the yeti,” it added. The group also discovered footprints, a presumed
bed and various other markers.
The scientific community has historically disputed the existence of
the yeti given scant conclusive evidence. But numerous sightings of such
creatures have been reported in Himalayan countries and in North
America, where it is known as Sasquatch, or bigfoot.
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