Editing Bigfoot (section)

===In the Pacific Northwest===
Bigfoot and its likeness is [[symbol]]ic with the Pacific Northwest and its culture, including the [[Cascadia movement]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Jason |title=Bigfoot culture and us |url=https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2023/mar/02/bigfoot-culture-and-us/ |website=cascadiadaily.com |publisher=[[Cascadia Daily News]] |access-date=10 October 2024 |date=2 March 2023}}</ref> Two [[National Basketball Association]] teams located in the Pacific Northwest have used Bigfoot as a [[sports mascot|mascot]]; [[Squatch]] of the now-defunct [[Seattle SuperSonics]] from 1993 until 2008, and Douglas Fur of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cuthill |first1=Meagan |title=A Bigfoot with a beanie is the Portland Trail Blazers' 2nd mascot |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/15/portland-trail-blazers-new-mascot-bigfoot-douglas-fur/#:~:text=Portland%20Trail%20Blazers%20new%20mascot,Tuesday%2C%20March%2014%2C%202023. |website=opb.org |publisher=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315172845/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/15/portland-trail-blazers-new-mascot-bigfoot-douglas-fur/#:~:text=Portland%20Trail%20Blazers%20new%20mascot,Tuesday%2C%20March%2014%2C%202023. |url-status=live }}</ref> Legend the Bigfoot was selected as the official mascot for the [[2022 World Athletics Championships]] held in Eugene, Oregon.<ref>{{cite news |title='Legend the Bigfoot' is World Athletics Championships official mascot |url=https://kval.com/news/local/legend-the-bigfoot-is-world-athletics-championships-official-mascot |access-date=May 17, 2022 |work=[[KVAL-TV]] |agency= |date=May 17, 2022 |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620114505/https://kval.com/news/local/legend-the-bigfoot-is-world-athletics-championships-official-mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, the [[United Soccer League]] (USL) announced the Bigfoot Football Club based in [[Maple Valley, Washington]] will begin competing in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bigfoot FC to join USL League Two and USL W League in 2025 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1324355 |website=uslleaguetwo.com |publisher=USL Communications |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=21 November 2024}}</ref>

There are laws and ordinances regarding harming or killing Bigfoot in the state of Washington. In 1969, a law was passed that criminalized killing a Bigfoot, making the act a [[felony]], that upon conviction was punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or by five years imprisonment. In 1984, the law was amended to make the crime a [[misdemeanor]] and the entire county was declared a "Sasquatch refuge". [[Whatcom County]] followed suit in 1991, declaring the county a "Sasquatch Protection and Refuge Area".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ilacqua |first1=Joan |title=Sasquatch and the Law: The Implications of Bigfoot Preservation Laws in Washington State |url=https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=ghc |website=scholarworks.umb.edu |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=2014 |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216204153/https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=ghc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sasquatch Sightings |url=https://skamania.org/experience-skamania/sasquatch-sightings-2/ |website=skamania.org |publisher=Skamania County Chamber of Commerce |access-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216204153/https://skamania.org/experience-skamania/sasquatch-sightings-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, [[Grays Harbor County]], Washington, passed a similar resolution after a local elementary school in [[Hoquiam]] submitted a classroom project asking for a "Sasquatch Protection and Refuge Area" to be granted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gebhardt |first1=Erika |title=Bigfoot gets unlikely allies |url=https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/bigfoot-gets-unlikely-allies/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=[[The Daily World (Aberdeen)]] |date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421030213/https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/bigfoot-gets-unlikely-allies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>