The Cretan Chupacabra: Shepherds Speak of Shadows in the White Mountains

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The Cretan Chupacabra: Shepherds Speak of Shadows in the White Mountains

Strange sightings, missing livestock, and the Chupacabra myth blur the lines between legend and reality in Crete’s Asteroussia range.

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.