The Loch Ness Monster! (Nessie, Scotland)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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What Is Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster?
In 1975, the UK Parliament had just passed a law known as the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act. According to this law, in order for wild animals to receive legal protection, they needed to have both a scientific and a common name. Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, obviously had a common name, but it didn't have a scientific name. So now it wasn't legally protected and people could hunt and kill the creatures. Only a small breeding population of them could live in Loch Ness.
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In 1933, the world turned its attention to Loch Ness, a long, thin lake in Scotland, where a monster was reported to be living. In the years since there have many more reports, photos, and even films. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the monster sightings and the scientific surveys to see if the Loch Ness Monster really exists.
