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- Dear Friends,
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- After a media-imposed hiatus, news of the Chupacabras's
further exploits has re-entered the popular awareness. Chile has been spared
this time as the strange creature sets its sights on Tierra del Fuego--the
southernmost point of the Americas.
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- Scott Corrales Institute of Hispanic Ufology
www.inexplicata.com
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- SOURCE "La Prensa Austral" newspaper DATE June
9, 2000
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- Over a hundred dead animals and dozens wounded found
during in Tierra del Fuego in recent days
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- * No traces of the responsible parties. * Strange sheep
deaths in Tierra del Fuego * Case occuring on the premises is repeating
itself in various sectors of the provicnce
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- The alarm was raised by rancher Jose Levill Rios, who
said that dozens of agonizing sheep had been found 15 kilometers away from
Porvenir, showing signs of having been attacked by some kind of animal.
The strange thing about the case was that the search produced no traces
which pointed to the passage of dogs, foxes or pumas. "Furthermore,"
Levill noted, "it is unlikely that one of these animals may have done
such a massive attack in so little time."
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- Knowledge of the situation came about on June 6, 2000,
when the watchman of the "La Fuegina" cattle lands engaged in
his customary reconnoitering of the premises in the early morning hours
and came across 100 animals (60 of the dead) scattered across the vast
expanse of terrain. The manager of the "La Fuegina" ranch stated
that the SAG (Livestock and Agricultural Service) has not yet been advised
of the event, nor have the Carabineros (State Police). He is hoping to
do so once he has toured his premises and can find some traces leading
to the responsible parties.
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- Levill's losses are in excess of one million pesos, given
the fact that these were breeding sheep. Likewise, he expressed his concern
that his 600 remaining animals could suffer a similar fate on the premises.
The case affecting this cattle rancher is not unique. It was learned yesterday
that sheep attacks were reported in the San Antonio sector on the way to
the Fuentes Martinez airport, where the number of dead animals is in excess
of 40.
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- ** In the year 1999 **
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- It was in mid-July last year when a Fuegian cattle rancher
claimed that a pack of wild dogs savaged 30 of his sheep, and also requested
that the authorities take urgent measures to combat said animals. Atilio
Calcutta Violic pointed out in said instance that the pack of dogs killed
30 sheep: "First I found 24 of them, and another 6 turned up later
in very bad shape. All of these animals were of the highest quality and
of excellent genetic stock." He added that for years he had been the
victim of such events and that unfortunately, he had been unable to curb
them, since whenever measures for the elimination of wild dogs come about,
the animals' owners or the SPCA immediately turn up to take action.
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- SOURCE: "La Prensa Austral" (newspaper) Punta
Arenas, Chile DATE: Saturday, June 10, 2000
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- Operations Begin After Report Of 100 Sheep Deaths In
Tierra Del Fuego
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- * Carabineros only found the remains of one sheep
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- The necropsy (autopsy) of the animals found slain under
strange conditions in Tierra del Fuego appars to be the main alternative
which would enable the discovery of their cause of death. The Regional
Chief of the Livestock and Agricultural Service (SAG) in Porvenir, Mr.
Julio Gomez, indicated that cattle rancher Jose Levill did not make a formal
complaint to the SAG regarding the alleged deaths of a hundred sheep--a
claim that was made to the media.
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- He added that he learned of the situation through third
parties and that on the other hand, cattle ranchers Atilio Calcutta and
Marino Mimica, who claimed having lost 22 and 4 animals respectively, did
contact him. Neither one made a formal complaint to the SAG and limited
themselves to stating the situation which occurred. In Julio Gomez's opinion,
the suprising sheep deaths were exclusively due to the actions of wild
dog packs which wander around Porvenir in large numbers and stray from
the urban perimeter in search of food. He indicated that the existence
of these stray dogs represents a significant problem for the commune and
that affected parties must take responsiblity.
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- While clarifying that his intention is not to doubt the
statements made by Jose Levill--to the effect that some one hundred animals
died on his property--the Regional Chief of SAG in Porvenir was surprised
at the high number of dead sheep. In this regard, he considered puma attacks
unlikely as a source of cattle losses, since these animals are not native
to Tierra del Fuego. He indicated that the only predator in the Fuegian
province is the grey fox, which is able to eat the entirety of its kill
after an attack., but it would be unlikely that a few foxes could have
attacked a hundred sheep.
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- Translation (c) 2000. Institute of Hispanic Ufology Special
thanks to Lucy Guzman of www.ovni.net
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