After an initial encounter in the Pacific Northwest, Claudia Ackley--this time accompanied by her daughters--had an alarming Sasquatch encounter in the Lake Arrowhead area of California. This incident led Claudia to sue the state to acknowledge and protect the Sasquatch, a suit that is still underway.

Since then, Claudia's experiences have gone from alarming to astounding, and include more than Sasquatch alone.

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b427bb99-0bc7-431c-9523-231b1355e39d/episodes/f5dae6b0-5b3b-41e0-bcff-4f819d72c6f4/type-471-claudia-ackley-we-look-in-their-structures-they-peer-in-our-windows

“If it was a bear, there would be claw marks on the tree,” Ackley explained in an interview shortly after the encounter. Ackley has since revisited the site of the encounter. Near the tree in which the alleged Bigfoot was perched, Ackley has been leaving snacks for the sasquatch. She leaves fruits, corn chips, and cans of Coca-Cola. In an effort to communicate with the being, Ackley has left words such as “candy” and “fur” coupled with pictures or samples of each in an effort “to teach them a little bit of our language to communicate with them.”

The state of California and its agencies have buried their heads in the sand and refuse to acknowledge Bigfoot’s existence. In response, on January 18, 2018, Ackley filed suit in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Bernardino. Ackley teamed up documentary filmmaker Todd Standing, producer of the film Discovering Bigfoot, in filing this action. The full complaint can be viewed here, courtesy of Gizmodo.
...
Issuing a writ of mandate regarding the existence of Sasquatch would likely require CDFW and CNRA to treat the species similarly to any other recognized mammal. This is rather hilarious to think about. While Ackley, Todd Standing, and thousands of other Bigfoot “eyewitnesses” firmly believe the beef-jerky mascot is the real deal, there are some skeptics. Aside from these dissenters, who could deny the value of requiring the CDFW and CNRA to reroute research and conservation dollars from other known wildlife, and funnel them into much needed research regarding this 800-pound hairy creature?
...
Seen by many as a hobby for quacks, Ackley is currently unable to take people on commercial wildlife expeditions to witness Sasquatch in the same way that other guides are paid to escort customers to witness wildlife in defined operating areas. California apparently thinks such an activity would be “fraudulent.” Of course, it is only fraudulent in California’s eyes as a result of the state’s willful refusal to believe in Sasquatch.

http://campbelllawobserver.com/a-right-to-bear-witness-to-bigfoot/