I remember SR2 (or was it 3?) had Paranormal Animals of North America and of Europe, whch detailed a lot of interesting awakened critters. There's a small selection of them in the back of the SR4 corebook. Not that something like it would be strictly necessary for 4E, but are there any plans for a nice shiny hardback in that vein? Maybe one that compiles the info from the 2E books and adds one creatures from other regions. It could offer ideas on how to include them in SR other than "random encounter" monsters to fight.
If there's nothing coming down the line for this, it would make a nice fan project. Maybe someone has done something like this?