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28 May 1972. Bogota, Colombia
selva, the same four species missing; best place for jaguar study.
120 km. x 30 km area now. | 5H think jaguars have longer
overdays, rather than spectacleds. | "Mamposo" type pattern animal
with long legs, big snoutter; "podencos" - dark-brown-like-shit
legs, long body, large nose, smaller? | Trail, jag + spotted
cats diminishing, through boath hunting and deforestation. |
Leticia info from files + letters of D. Harmsen. 312' alt. 2000 mi. up
Amazon. 4°13'5., 60-95°F. 5000 bob. Dry-Aug -> hot. | Mike Tralichin
has animal + tourist co. Plan II - hunt; his favory - jaguar, tigrilla,
etc. - min. 7 days. - 1 pers. $60/day (2, $70 ea.) + $4 food. Shotgun
$2/day + ammo. Plan I6 - big game hunt - Putumayo R. & trib. Coteke
"Special" area - jag., ocelot, etc. Min. 7 days. $200/day. For 2, $125/day.
Brother George in Bogota: Staff of 70 men. 4 1/2 hrs. from B. via Cerrina
villavic
o letera (stops Bogoto). High water + flooded now. Also "Cursos de
Dul" from Menaon, Aiguator. Barbosino Alvarado | "Declaro de obligacion
de repoblacion familiaria" paid by dealer to Inderna - Tigrillo 60p,
t. peludo 60, Tigre 150 (Atles 80, Bufeo 200). |
Bob Bailey, in 20's,
Gaimiri
waked w. MT for 3 1/2 months; recently visited states & returned - now
trying to secure markups on Santa Sofia, an island in river. Two
familiar people there, caged animals; others released (to previous markup
on island), so now 6000 or so. Barbara Harris (author - Cornell)
bringing some girls (?) June-Aug to secure markups? and study.
Dr H. will meet them in Bogota. Good luck! | We took 1730 plane
(Aerocador) to Cali, stayed at Hotel "La Merced." Cali, Colombia
31 May 1972. Walked up to Museo, mvs. ruin, dir. 2°W. 7-10. Visited
collection. A mounted F. pardalis taken near Cali, 1955. M.J. Mezaq, 1949,
Rio Aguardo, Buenaventura, Coli: Valle. Two smaller mounted cats, like