Bigfoot Fever Hits Malaysia, Hunting Team Formed

The excitement over a sighting of Bigfoot in Malaysia has griped the media. Now the government has put together a team to hunt the elusive legend.

Johor Chief Minister Abdul Ghani Othman said the state will form an official Bigfoot-tracking team in a serious bid to find evidence of such a beast following the reported sightings late last year in the Endau Rompin National Park forest.

"The mystery of Bigfoot's existence has attracted a lot of interest," he was quoted as saying by the Bernama national news agency. "We hope the expedition will be able to prove its existence."

Malaysian media have been gripped by Bigfoot fever since November 2005, when fish farm workers reported seeing three giant human-like hairy beasts at the edge of the Endau Rompin reserve. They also claimed to have seen a gigantic footprint which they photographed

Tourism authorities are planning to capitalize on the sightings to attract visitors to Johor and the park. Wildlife officials said they may set up camera traps in the jungle to capture images of the creature.

Quite possibly the Yeti of the Himalayas brought the family down for some R&R only to be disturbed by some nosey locals. Perhaps they'll just build a Bigfoot theme park to bring in more of those tourist dollars