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UK Government's "Nessie Files"
Monday, January 09, 2006
The Sunday Times reports on some fascinating official documents that reveal the way the UK government in the 1980s was concerned about the safety of the Loch Ness Monster.
The documents - released under the Freedom of Information Act - show that the government investigated the legal status of the monster. Was there anything to prevent Nessie being bagged by poachers?
The question was raised following an official inquiry from the Swedish government. Sweden was considering protecting their own Lake Storsjo Monster and wanted to know the status of Nessie under UK law.
The letter to the Scottish Office from the Stockholm Embassy included the wonderful line:
"The inquiry is a serious one and we should like to give them at least a half-serious reply."
The eventual reply concluded:
"The secretary of state for Scotland has powers, on representation made to him by the Nature Conservancy Council, to make an order adding any wild creature to the schedule if in his opinion that creature is in danger of extinction"
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