@BK 42 Journal 27 26 March 1973, Tues. Hato El Porvenir, Apure, Venezuela. (= puma) saw a lion feeding there about 5:30 p.m. day before yesterday & that remain had been partly covered w. grass. Last night it (?) returned and ate rest. That group of men, camped at Barinas, had no further news of jaguars or ocelots. | We went to Casa Jorge, near SE edge ranch. & logue was there 10 months. He'd be bad seen no jags or curaguara. He went with us to the "carretas" tr. E., rough raced dirt road. We found water of C. Jorge, then on to intersect w/ c. 70 (pools only). Man living there, small star, said no recent trails guaran, but men from nearby town killed big male to E. on Carro 70 about one month ago. | Area E. of carreta much burned, including edges gallery. Empty rifle shell boxes. No fence. Another ranch. Casa Anglesa to S-des said to be much burned. We walked up & down C. 70 looking for Curaguara tracks; people to E., pools to W. but no tracks. Returned to Jorge but stuck in the same fad in jeep on way - took us rest of day to get out, clean engine, & got back to ranch - with final aid from "Pedro." (= Bernhard Beishoff). | B said that by 26 March 1973. wed. radio, Jaguaron in field reported: Poma (Casa Marescuti). fresh tiger tracks near water trough. Antonio (10 km to W.), saw a tigra w. 2 subs. / RB said that last time to find in Oct. - Nov. in "Baja del Tigre". Much muddy ground & no cattle to scan tracks. Many young herons such, & curagua ate many of these. He made some check on mulvin area last year & saw track of 4 jag- uars in area about 5x5 km, in area where we had camped (4, f w. large gang, big or). Curaguara tracks numerous - also in N. part of ranch. He estimated 1500 cats on ranch, 15 jaguars. He thought my part of track from Ciro 70 too large