Journal 4 April 1973. (Wed.) Caracas -> Hato de la Cruz, Venezuela smoking. Dry watercourse. Similar. We passed town of San Juan de los Moros. Over Cajedes - some green trees and less hilly. Mats caused many hills. Drierish grass flats. Remains 5. Cajeds, & rolling. about 80% grasslands. Rio Guare flowing well & green on each side for perhaps 1 km. - large muddy pools water in area. Descended to ranch headquarters. Some muddy caños and perhaps only 50 % grass here. A nice house w. screens, generator, stove, refrig., stock of food forever. The ranch 30,000 ha. Paul bought it 16 yrs ago - undeveloped. Now building extensive fences to divide into portion. About 5000 cattle. Burning discouraged but several burned areas due turtles (turtles), some said by outsiders hunting morocoyes (turtles). /About 2 months ago, ♀ and 2 cubs at saw carnage. Cubs captured w. lessons. Both dead, 20+32 days. Paul made them release cubs later. They came back near Pancho's (man in charge) house. Now thought the cub had left ranch. Most thought tigre also gone. One worker said he saw tigre at close range 2 days ago about 9 p.m.; three wooden hammers at it. Another worker, "Tango," thought tigre came here to breed, then left. /Formerly they had a captive ♀ near Pancho's house; he traded it for some wine for forever in own ranch. /3-4 weeks ago wife of (Caño Caceres) Paul met tigre when on horseback a few times from ranch- house. Brother-in-law (?) had met most close range & photographed it. T radio seen within 100 m. of house. But recently one saw last 3 weeks. Pancho told of broken along road for distance line. A few dirt roads to N. & E., but not to all parts of