C.B. Loford 1972 Journal - South America, Cat Survey - 25 May 1972. Berkeley to Panama Drive from home to S.F. airport. Took 6 pm flight to H.A. Then 8:30 p.m. flight to Panama on Aviance. Landing at Makis (City). Few passengers. 26 May 1972. Arrived Tocumen 6:30 a.m. Taxi to Sanger Memorial Lab in Bella Vista. Confirmed with C. Mendez, O. Souza, M.D. Young (director), Carl Johnson, Pedro Galindo. | GML has had field camps all over Panama. Occasion: (m 2000 m.) ally they have seen jaguars in Darien, high area near Colombian border. Recently a man was returning to camp carrying a log of netted birds when whooped he saw a jaguar by path. Man attempted to frighten it and it came at throw large birds at got old then him. The man stumbled two and shouted for help. The jaguar stayed delow at least 15 minutes, then slowly walked off when men came. Animal apparently fearful in that remote area. This story mostly by Pedro Galindo, who was with party. He also said that a friend had cattle (said killed 4-5 head per tribe) reach near El Real, Darien, and suffered much from jaguar predation. (awd yrs ago) (15+?) /Galindo related one story where a jaguar killed several cattle, as if he had gone crazy. Another time a jaguar entered corral and killed many calves. Near Darien - Col. border, very wild still, and parties sleep, see jaguar tracker and smell cat urine. Colombian drug stores (site?) there, for up to $ 00. | Charles Handley had one come into his tent in field; he shot at it w/ shotgun. | Galindo told of seeing me sitting on rock watching otters in stream - nonchalant - when shot at, moved slowly away. | Once when hunting agouti at night, saw a jaguar walk upstream in water. | An apparent jaguar cave in rocks had 4 perrancy skulls near mouth. Most droppings include hair of collared perrancy (P.G.). Think perrancy the chief natural food. | Down to Near Chepo, a Darien campground where dealer has caged animals for sale. Said to average jaguar hunters too. | Most Indians have .22 rifle