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Thatcher Government Planned Nessie Hunt
Sunday, January 15, 2006
The Sunday Times (Scotland) reports that the UK Government under Margaret Thatcher seriously considered an official hunt for the Loch Ness Monster.
Newly declassified files from the 1970s reveal that the Government had considered importing bottle-nosed dolphins to search Loch Ness for evidence of Nessie. The plan was being considered by the Department of the Environment.
The Department apparently believed that there were no legal obstacles to such a hunt however they were concerned about the political implications and possible opposition from animal rights campaigners.
The reasons for the proposed hunt - which appears to have been abandoned - included boosting tourism.
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