Those who look for Champ
Cryptozoologists are researchers who study and search for such unknown,
legendary, or supposedly extinct creatures. Although science has not proven
the survival of these creatures, it is possible that some are still living.
Several groups and individuals have taken part in the search for Champ
over the years. The following two groups are leading the field in current
Champ research.
 Champ
Quest
Champ
Quest is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding, identifying
and protecting the large reptiles known collectively as Champ, who have
chosen Lake Champlain as their home.
Champ Quest is headed by Dennis Jay Hall, who claims to have seen Champ
on 19 different occasions. On one of the sightings, according to Hall,
he saw two "Champs," one of them being a baby Champ. Hall runs
Champ Quest himself and works with approximately a dozen other people
that regularly search for Champ.
Lake Champlain Phenomena Investigation
Group
Joseph W. Zarzynski, a retired social studies teacher who has been researching
Champ for 16 years, heads the phenomena investigation group. He believes
the creature exists and has written books on Champ. In 1979, Zarzynski
and Jim Kennard of Rochester Engineering Laboratories used high-tech sonar
to search for Champ. What they found were readings that indicated the
presence of a 10 to 15-foot long moving object in the water.
Zarzynski also searches for Champ by looking for carcass. He believes
that such a carcass would prove that the creature is a real animal, without
having to endanger the living Champ.
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