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Journal
13 March Mexico D.F., Mexico
Lien at Rancho Grande mostly (but no joguara there, skins
in museum). He said joguar hunting prohibited in Venezuela,
but many killed, skins smuggled to Colombia via
rivers (center Amazon?). He had never seen joguara, but
thinks can tell nos.+ range lay today. He thought center
of home range about 20 km., & that territorial
(one family each territory). Favorite food capybara,
joguar rarely attack cattle. Skin price high, over $100.
Occur in closed savannah, near water; Ojasta reputed
on propagation of capybaras in Venezuela on big numbers.
I also talked with Ricardo Bistowolski of ICN, a native
of Venezuela with much experience in Costa Rica and other
parts of Latin America.
15th 14 March 1972: Attended some meetings of NA Wildlife
Conference and talked with participants, including Ray Donovan.
15 March 1972. Talked with a student "Manuel," at school
of Anthropology at museum. He thought that many hunters,
mostly from U.S., flew into Lacandon. Probably took over
100 joguara a year there. People near air strips helped
as guide. He said that about 80 families of Locandinos.
They had ceremonial hunts of joguar by tracking.
Certain ceremonies at each step of hunt. Skins used
in costume of officials, and teeth. Franz Bloom had
published this information, he said. A road being built
from Salto de Agua to Ocozoco. Others planned from
Palerque to Barcampale to Canton (via Montecillo). The