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Dr. Maurizio Mosca

Born in Milan on 2nd December 1954, he obtained his degree in veterinary medicine in 1980 in Milan and works freelance from his private studios. He has worked for the past twenty years on themes related to the existence (proven or not) of animal species unknown to man (Cryptozoology). He is the author of two books on this theme, edited by Mursia: Monsters of the Sea written with Giancarlo Costa in 1999 and Monsters of the Lake, published in 2000. He is currently completing a book on Cryptozoological cases in Italian lakes and seas. He cooperates with the Italian Cryptozoological Group, with the International Society of Cryptozoology and has contacts with the recently established Lucerne Department of Cryptozoology. He has published several articles in newspaper, magazine and prestigious journals (including the Maritime Magazine, run by the Italian Navy) and he has taken part in many radio and television programmes. He edited the texts for the Mostri in Mostra exhibition held at the Milan Aquarium in 1999, which can also be seen at the 9th edition of the Lugano Biennial. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences throughout Italy. Among his best known research expeditions are: two in Loch Ness and the recent (2001) exploration in the swamps of Bangwelu in Central Africa.