Rex Gilroy RIP

_{Thursday 13th April 2023}

Rex Gilroy RIP

The Kangaroo Valley black panther, the Nerriga Giant, and the man who believed they are out there

St George & Sutherland Shire Leader

The late Rex Gilroy will be remembered for his studies into yowies, sea serpents and big cats.

Jonathan Downes

Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.