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Quest for Thylacoleo: Endangered / Rare Animal Report Form

If you have seen an unusual animal, we'd really like to hear about it!

Your Name? * Your Age?
Street or POB? City/Suburb?
State? Post Code?
Phone? Mobile?
Fax? Your Email? *
Your occupation? Gender? Male Female 

* These are required fields!

Date of sighting? Time of your sighting?
Exact location of your sighting
Please indicate nearest cities/towns, Highways/Routes, nearest named road junction, GPS coordinates, specific bodies of water, and any pertinent landmarks.
Description of animal(s)
Please give as much detail as possible, including color, coat patterning, length/height/body shape/girth/diameter, its visible appendages like paws, feet, tail)
Please describe the landscape and vegetation where the animal was observed :
Your estimates of the animal's size (indicate feet or metres)
Total length (from nose to tip of tail)
Length of tail?
Body length?
Height at shoulder?
What would be the nearest animal of comparable size?
Did the animal seem aware of your presence? Yes   No
If so, how did it react? Did it seem agitated, aggressive or afraid of you?
Did the animal make any sounds? Yes  No  If so, please describe 
Was the animal: running   trotting  walking   standing  still  sitting  lying down 
If other please specify 
When stationary, what did the animal appear to be doing?
Did the animal leave any tracks or other trace when it departed? For instance, any fur it may have snagged on a fence, droppings etc? 
Was more than (1) one "cryptic" animal sighted?    Yes     No   If so, how many? 
Were there any other "ordinary" animals in the vicinity? Yes    No
If so how did they react to the presence of the "cryptic" animal?
How did the animal attract your attention?
What direction was the animal coming from?
In what direction was it heading?
For how long was the animal in sight?
From what distance?
How did your sighting end (how did you lose sight of the animal)? 
What were the weather conditions at the time of the sighting? How would you describe the temperature at the time?

Clear &Sunny Hot (30 ºC and over) 
Overcast Warm (20 to 29 ºC)
Rainy Cool (10 to 19 ºC) 
Fog Cold (0 to 9 ºC) 


Very cold (under 0 ºC) 
Time of Day? If at night was it 

Dawn  Moonless  or Moonlit? 
Daytime 

Dusk 

Other than yourself, did anyone else see the animal? Yes No 
   If so, how many others?
If possible, please indicate their names, relationships, and ages





To your knowledge, have there been previous sightings of similar animals in the area where the  incident took place? Yes   No  Don't Know 


Did anything about the animal remind you of any known animal(s) you have seen? Yes  No
If so, what were those features or actions and what known animal (s) were you reminded of?
In relation to the sighting of this animal, did anything else unusual occur? Yes  No
If so, could you please explain?
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Thank you for the time you have taken to complete this questionnaire. Should you have another encounter with an unfamiliar animal, or if you learn of someone else who has, please do not hesitate to contact us.Please accept our sincere thanks for your time and trust.
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