28 July 1972 Buenos Aires Jaguate - mostly Misiones, rain forest. Recently some in isolated area of Cordoba. Hunter got about 1000 pesos nuevos for skin. No hunting commence in effect of jaguar skins legal (butchler inferred stock?). Paraguay - no protection of cats or wild animals. Considered tourist attraction. Friend recently saw piles of giant otter skins in warehouse, Paraguay. Formosa - train line goes & goes through dry country - 15 yrs. ago, jagu. came to roost near train stations. Across N. Argentina, wet in Misiones & E. Formosa, then dry central, humid again in foothills in W. Some in NE came (?) Sanjojos de Esteros. J.C. suggests area of Oran, near S. point of Palicia. Rio Colorado area to W. had jaguar. Santa Maria had wet forest. Tartagal, to NE, now important area, now being developed for oil. Senia Santa Victoria, NW of Oran, good potential area for pavane. (Oran between wet & dry zones?). Vicuña - a reader at Alva Pompa, S. of La Quiaca, had some; also alpaca, llama, chinchilla. Road W. of S. Antonio de Cobres had vicuña 15-18 yrs. ago. Also some in Andes to W. of San Juan (possibly vicuñas there). Habitat destruction great, espec. in Misiones during past 20 yrs. Argentina - one of (?) first in S. America w. Natl Parks. Neosaurus - still many, or jaguaras in S. also plenty of rheas. Swart? Some rumber, plucks rheas & release; sell feathers.