On January 5, 2023, the board of directors unanimously approved bringing Jeremy Michel onto the board. He lives in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah and was highly recommended by the executive director Jonathan Whitcomb. We are delighted to welcome Jeremy into the leadership of Animal Discovery. Expedition Possibilities in 2023 .
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Expedition Possibilities in 2023
On December 6, 2022, the board of directors had a meeting, mainly for organizational purposes but also with discussions on potential expeditions. Nocturnal flying lights in eastern Washington state came up, and I [J. D. Whitcomb] mentioned the possibility that many of these lights may be from related flying creatures across North American. Maybe these… Continue reading Expedition Possibilities in 2023
Modern-Pterosaur Expeditions
By the executive director of Animal Discovery, Jonathan Whitcomb When this nonprofit was organized earlier this year, two of the three original members of the board of directors had direct experience in searching for living pterosaurs in remote areas: me (Jonathan Whitcomb) and Peter Beach. In fact, the expedition led by Peter Beach and Milt… Continue reading Modern-Pterosaur Expeditions
Animal Discovery – NEWS – 02
On Friday, September 17, 2021, Animal Discovery began official operations as a nonprofit in the city of Murray, Utah, with the address of: Animal Discovery5347 South New Hampton DriveMurray, Utah 84123 Volunteer representatives of Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery – NEWS – 01
Reported by Jonathan Whitcomb May 10, 2021 We welcome our first English-language representative: Candace Worman, for the state of Kentucky in the United States. She has had her own remarkable sighting in 2020, a long-tailed ropen in KY. Candace Worman ************************************************************************* Late-July of 2021: We now have our first worldwide representative for a non-English language:… Continue reading Animal Discovery – NEWS – 01
Purpose in the Bylaws
By Jonathan Whitcomb Here is the specific purpose of Animal Discovery (AD) in the Bylaws, as of May 4, 2021: One aspect of the mission of AD is to inform the public about the existence, or potential existence, of apparent living animals or birds that to many Western scientists were unknown, or unacknowledged as extant… Continue reading Purpose in the Bylaws
Suggestions From the Public
By Animal Discovery founder Jonathan Whitcomb We listen to you Late April of 2021: A viewer of one of my Youtube livestream videos told me what his son suggested for living-pterosaur research: Sound recordings of these flying creatures could help identify them and where they fly, especially recording the audio at night. Throughout the first… Continue reading Suggestions From the Public
Purposes of Animal Discovery
By Jonathan Whitcomb The following will probably be in the A.D. policies statement, at least in the early stages of the existence of this nonprofit organization. 1) To inform the public about the existence, or potential existence, of apparent modern pterosaurs2) To promote the public’s open-minded consideration of reports from eyewitnesses, or potential eyewitnesses, of… Continue reading Purposes of Animal Discovery
About the Ropen “Pterodactyl”
By the founder of Animal Discovery, Jonathan David Whitcomb Since the year 2003, I have held a special interest in eyewitness reports of a flying creature that has become known as the ropen, what some persons have called a “pterodactyl” or a “flying dinosaur”. The word ropen comes from the Kovai language of Umboi Island… Continue reading About the Ropen “Pterodactyl”
Preliminary Plans for Representatives
Volunteer Representatives (Reps) of Animal Discovery can communicate with eyewitnesses and members of the news media and other persons. A Rep can be a member of the Board of Directors or not. Each Rep will probably be one of three types: One area (using English) One language, worldwide (not English) One language* in one area… Continue reading Preliminary Plans for Representatives
