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C. Koford
10
Journal
31 May 1972
Cali, Colombia
vq. / F. pardalis new; (600 m. to 2000 m. | Leticia was - closed
in jan. or few day, but since Brazilian army stopped boat with
50,000 skins. / Skins - a ranchera in Cali had thousands of
illegal skins, which were confiscated. But the opera found
a release from Sudamerica (in early days Sudamereca). Most animal
collectors are foreigners, working w/o permit. Seven years ago at
Barranquilla, dealers were signing over release papers, no actual
inspection or quarantine. A WWF(?) spy, woman, found similar
conditions in Leticia. Dealer wants to ship w/o delay as possible
due. (Some products smuggled into Venezuela - cattle, mostly-
so can sell for higher price and for dollars rather than
Colombian pesos.) Capybara meat smuggled to Venezuela. Prime-
al skins smuggled from Venezuela into Colombia, where sales
legal. / Sudamerica - in first 2 yrs., exports of animals &
skins brought more revenue than lumber products.
Now much better. / F. tigris above average in altitude; near
arival too. / Oclet food - called "tigre's galleries"; small
food. Hunt - dogs, some spear, .22 rifle. Military runs a Col.
shooters association, which opposes hunting restrictive. Army,
police, of little help in game law enforcement - mostly enforced
by Sudamerica (except by CBS (?) in its area; a sort of TVA).
Many yrs. ago, C. h. given agenticy to whittle by Sudamerica, &
wanted [illegible] forguan if need it; he did + jog some.
Cattle - jogrs. turn to when native foods depleted, C. h. their
also, depredation when cattle put into jogran area. / Licencia
200 p./yr. for sportmen, Colombian or not alien. Squatter
can get sustaining license (sustentamiento) for him. Commercial