John Bindernagel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Cryptozoologist
Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1941
Place of Birth: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death: 18-Jan-2018
Profession: biologist
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John Bindernagel
- John Albert Bindernagel (December 22, 1941 – January 17, 2018) was a wildlife biologist who sought evidence for Bigfoot since 1963.
- He published a book in 1998 entitled North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch (ISBN 0-9682887-0-7).
- His second book, The Discovery of the Sasquatch – Reconciling Culture, History, and Science in the Discovery Process, was published in 2010.Bindernagel grew up in Ontario, attended the University of Guelph, and received a PhD in Biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- He moved to British Columbia in 1975 largely because the region was a hot spot for Bigfoot sightings.
- Over the years, he collected casts of tracks that he believed belonged to Bigfoot.
- He also claimed to have heard the creature near Comox Lake in 1992, comparing its whooping sound to that of a chimpanzee.
- Bindernagel believed that the Bigfoot phenomena should receive more attention from serious scientists, but remarked, "The evidence doesn't get scrutinized objectively.
- We can't bring the evidence to our colleagues because it's perceived as taboo."Bindernagel was a true pioneer in the field of cryptozoology and was a regular on the classic History Channel show MonsterQuest.
- Bindernagel and Dr.
- Jeff Meldrum often appeared together on the show and had a real-life friendship.
- Together they formed the bedrock of the Bigfoot Research Community.
- Bindernagel was a familiar face on the History Channel appearing on a number of their specials. Despite the rumored differences with Moneymaker Bindernagel was a curator with the BFRO until his death.
- It was rumored that before his death Bindernagel traveled with a group of researchers, including Sally Ramy, to see a dying Sasquatch called Fox.Bindernagel died on January 17, 2018 at the age of 76.
- His cause of death was determined as prostate cancer.
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