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Journal
27 July 1972 To Buenos Aires, Argentina
Took Varig flight, scheduled 0830 to B.A. Over an hour late starting. Flew over tropical-blue sea w/ scattered white clouds. Then over coast, probably of R.G. do Sul. Sea muddy, a white sand beach, and behind this lies a long muddy coastal lake or estuary. Land dry, mostly rolling grassland, patchy trees, obvious farm blocks, shrubs or trees in band along water courses, meandering rivers. Probably grazing lands. Then overcast later until arrived B.A. No customs inspection. Went to downtown hotel. Telexed Dr. Crespo for morning appt.
B.A. cool. People bundled up in coats. Dark clothes. But hustling along Av. Florida.
28 July 1972. Friday. Went to Museum - out Corrientes to N, then about 5 blocks on Angel Isidro Zaballos. Dr. Crespo in office - about 65 yrs. Friendly and open. He had rough range maps of the cats at hand.
F. colocolo p. the most common - (I saw many women wearing these furs in coats. Small black spots.) F. geoffrayi - central Argentina, reach Patagonia. F. pardalis - far N., + few. 10-15 yrs. ago, many in Misión. Firma "El Rey," Salta, has some. Also in Aguas park. In one city at Belis. Boder, 500 secret traps sold, C. said. Much hunting of these in Bolivia, which F. minidii - rare, but desired and hunted.