C. Koford 1972 5 Journal 28 May 1972. (Mon.) Bogotá, Colombia for cats, which have not been restricted completely. But giant otter, mt. tapir, spectacled bear, & a few other species prohibited from hunting. Others, such as capybara, have seasons. Apparently this is a fee for repopulation, which hunter pay for taking certain game (at least in certain preserve area). One law prohibits taking tigrillo under 70 mm. Another (4 feb. 1971) set up repopulation fees, $6.00 for smaller cats, $1500² for jaguar. I arranged time w. Hernando, but he was occupied all day. Talked with various PC people, none of whom helped much with cat information. At the Museo de Oro, in bundles of pre-Hispanic gold pieces I saw only one cat, though there were many alligator, frog, bird head, and similar motifs. At Museo Nacional, large anthropological display but again I saw no use of cats. Necklaces of gold often had parts shaped like cat claws or teeth, however. At the lab, I saw only one skin of jaguar from Arauca region. But several of ocelot, all about 4' or more long (including head, not tail). Much variation in pelage. Several skins of giant otter, Pteronura. Bogotá 30 May 1972. Tuesday. Went to Linders office. Don H. had dug up some notes: Anyone can buy a license ($50 U.S. or less) to hunt all cats w/o season or restriction. Ocelot about 80% of trade; most skins exported raw (= dried?). Repopulation fee = $75 paid by middlemen - 1500 p./jaguar. Cuire jag. hide 1500-3000 p. Ocelot- 100-600p. value (other cats dumped). Within 20 yrs., jag. within 20-30 mi. of Bogotá. Rio Ariari, Putumayo, had produced black jaguar. Bar at Medellín (Ms. Urraba -?) now has black jaguar from that region. || Finally got to talk w. Jorge Hernando ("Mano" or "Mono"). He indicated large jaguar in upper eastern Amazon, west of Vaupés, & Meta, southeast half Vichada, all Casanaria. Arauca, &