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Journal
29 July 1972
Buenos Aires + La Plata, Argentina.
But he had not surveyed specimens in museums, and had
not actually been to any of the places where he
wanted to work. He thought there was a preserve of about
2 million hectares in W. Chaco, potentially good for study.
He knew of Jimenez in Montevideo. Had not been to
Iguazu. But his author + card files impressive.
About 25 yrs., tall, black bearded, chain-smoking and
somewhat nervous. We visited La Plata Zoo with him-
one old & jaguar - cages rather dirty, poor repair. But
good number people on Saturday. Also visited the
La Plata Museum, where Cabrera had worked. Old ornith
building, interior circular arrangement. Stuffed
mannele & small habitat groups (Loxotoma,
Canis, Dasyprocta), halls of articulated skeletons.
Research quarters & collection in basement floor,
not open today. Peter Arno said there was a
preserve for Blastocercos in provt of Entre Rios.
Camping vag., July 1969: 8-93, article: En torno
de tigre y de gamboz. By Paul Ernesto Carnow. +
p. 94, no author: Como se caza un tigre en 1969. Said
that in Paraguay use small goat for bait, tied to ree.
when jag. comes, put new bait, hole in jett w.
Thelphus. At night when jag. comes (odor, cries of goat),
helper illuminator and hunter shoots. A safari co.
at Col. Eugenio Saray - camp 30 km. distant. 1 man
for 14 days cost $2000, + $100/tigre.