Web Site Validation

The web site's domain is zapatopi.net meaning that anyone could have put the site up, therefore some caution should used when obtaining information from this site.  The author is listed, but when a search was performed, the name seemed fabricated.  There was an e-mail contact provided, but the e-mail address was not checked for validity.  The intent of the web site was clearly to persuade people to protect the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.  The audience targeted seemed to be the general public.  The language was written at about the same as a newspaper.  The web page is very current, last updated March 28, 2011.  There is no clear peer review for the paper; I couldn't find a comments section for review.  In conclusion, the web site is probably not a reliable source because there is no way to validate the author or information.