Like it says in the title. Some specific issue related to cryptozoology becomes a political issue.
A couple of things...
This isn't meant as sci-fi, so the scenario shouldn't involve the confirmation of a cryptid's existence. IOW nothing like "Bigfoot is found alive, and the governor of Washington tries to cover it up etc".
Also, no piggybacking on the creation/evolution controversy. I say this because some creationists have recently started arguing that sea monsters are real, in order to bolster the idea that dinosaurs co-existed with humans. But the cryptozoology should be a stand-alone issue.
So something like "Kelowna Board Of Tourism protests local university professor mocking Ogopogo on You Tube" would fit the bill.
Though I think it's best to try and work from actual events which tocuhed on cryptzoology, and amplify that aspect of it. eg. "Critics mock Carter over Killer Rabbit, cryptozoologist in Georgia says such rabbits might really exist, Carter appears to endorse the view, Republicans question Carter's sanity, Reagan wins an even bigger landslide."
A couple of things...
This isn't meant as sci-fi, so the scenario shouldn't involve the confirmation of a cryptid's existence. IOW nothing like "Bigfoot is found alive, and the governor of Washington tries to cover it up etc".
Also, no piggybacking on the creation/evolution controversy. I say this because some creationists have recently started arguing that sea monsters are real, in order to bolster the idea that dinosaurs co-existed with humans. But the cryptozoology should be a stand-alone issue.
So something like "Kelowna Board Of Tourism protests local university professor mocking Ogopogo on You Tube" would fit the bill.
Though I think it's best to try and work from actual events which tocuhed on cryptzoology, and amplify that aspect of it. eg. "Critics mock Carter over Killer Rabbit, cryptozoologist in Georgia says such rabbits might really exist, Carter appears to endorse the view, Republicans question Carter's sanity, Reagan wins an even bigger landslide."