Journal 20 March 1973. Caracas Venezuela kill 2500 soon, or too many; white tailed deer, antelopes, red howlers, done scarlet ibis, anhingas. He said photographer Wiedemann there now. He said jaguars recently killed calves, bison; because of dry season? He said many farmers had fled, perhaps then departed, see yellow fever? We can visit ranch going with his driver on morning of March 22. Drive. to Bruguas, too! Driver had said once shot jaguar while it was eating a river turtle. Many turtles at Bruguas ranch - many eaten by jaguars, said de Frias. / Hector de Armas. said largest jag taken by this group was 126 kgs, on his finca, many years ago. // Met with Hermann Zieggy, bigs, in office. He was about 30; other- parties; three large photos in color of him w. jaguar carcass hanging up. (Also w. African buffalo.) Apparently wealthy flying boots. He was very upset by destruction of forests + wildlife in W. Basins. Forest preserves entirely disregarded; only names; no control. People taking cats with snares, fish with huge nets. At least 40 jaguars taken or seen since last May, + one ocelot. These sold to buyers who came from Colombia. (We did not know Medina). Interested in possible introduction of exotic game - mt. sheep + goats, mule deer, eland! / again talked w. Mardolphi. He said CVG, IAN, essentially autonomous groups bent on development - had put sheep in tree forests, much of it sandy easily erodible soil. Much felling, clearing, road building. Read article in El Nacional, 10 March, told of plans to construct roads in Delta Amacuro (CVG area). Another told of planting 28 million pines on 20,000 ha. by end of 1973 in area N. of C. La guaira. Mardolphi said some wood pulp industry but less than Colombia. / He said he had examined stores of