Loren Coleman, a professor at the University of Southern Maine, says anyone with a photo that leads to the live capture of one of the legendary creatures will get the money.
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Some believe this to be a female Sasquatch. Image from 16mm film taken in 1967, Six Rivers National Forest, California. (AP Photo/Sasquatch Research Project, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin )
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He plans to release details of the reward at an upcoming conference on cryptozoology, the study of unknown species of animals yet to be recognized by science. A yet-to-be-named company will provide the cash.
Coleman says he's looking for a photo to discourage people from running around the woods with guns.
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Two reports of sasquatch sightings in Canada this past year have made headlines, but have failed to prove anything.
DNA tests on a tuft of hair found near a large footprint in the Yukon showed it was from a bison, while a videotape from a northern Manitoba community was blurry.
