Michael Mayes has investigated, for the past 15 years, sightings of both out-of-place known animals and those that may, or may not, exist. He has appeared on numerous podcasts and radio programs, and on The Lowe Files on the A&E network. Mayes is the owner and writer of the Texas Cryptid Hunter blog, and serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy,