Through the years the Erickson Project has procured a significant amount of evidence from different study sites in North America.

Multiple casts of foot- and handprints, witness accounts, audio recordings, video clips, encounters and physical evidence such as hairs, blood, and saliva have been collected, which are currently undergoing extensive mitochondrial and nuclear DNA  testing.

ELUSIVENESS OF THE CREATURE:
The sasquatch is by no means the rarest but far and away is the most elusive creature on earth. Their intelligence and ability to avoid detection goes far beyond any recognized species. Their highly developed sensory system, including incredible night vision, allows them to quickly detect humans and allows them to easily travel and forage under the cover of darkness.  They seem to have the ability to detect surveillance cameras and quickly assess human intentions. As well they are very careful not to leave legible footprints in areas prone to humans.

TERRAIN
Sasquatch often inhabit very remote and rough terrain which makes long term study sites a challenge to access and maintain.

SCIENTIFIC RELUCTANCE TO LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE:
Unfortunately, evidence of the sasquatch has been hoaxed numerous times resulting in the sasquatch phenomenon being a tabu subject in the eyes of many scientists.

With few exceptions, the mountain of evidence collected by various organizations and individuals over decades has not yet opened the minds of most scientists.  Even though the Erickson Project added significantly to this previously collected evidence, as a result, only a few more scientists became interested in the creature.  

As the team gathered more compelling evidence, the bar just got raised higher by the scientific community.

The Erickson Project has focused mainly on the collection of sasquatch DNA. The team was ultimately successful in obtaining several hair, saliva and blood samples from four diverse areas in North America. The DNA of these samples are presently being tested.

The mitochondrial DNA, which is passed on from the mother's side, consists of 16.500 base pairs. This  only reflects the "female or matrilineal ancestry”, usually from tens of thousands of years ago (not the immediate parents of the individual involved.) The nuclear DNA, which contains the chromosomes of the genome, consists of 3 billion base pairs.

To analyze this amount of information is a huge undertaking without a 'type' specimen on file to compare it to. The team is working in conjunction with Dr. Melba Ketchum of DNA Diagnostics in Texas, and hope to be successful in learning more about the genetics of these magnificent creatures