Q13K 55 Journal 4 April 1973 Caracas, Venezuela ably had jaguar sign. The Doña Paula area SE of San Felipe was plain colon refuge, & hoped to include a private ranch to bring area to 10000 ha. another refuge project N of San Fernando in E. Barinas, including primary areas, area NW of Caceres in Guarico might make a National Park. He said jaguar had recently seen on island at Maracito, near La Barca W of (S. Guárico, nr. Urrao) Caceres, & that rangers planned to hunt them. The Carlos Ploza road, where hunt was planned, was in Guarico S of San Juan de los Morros; same area where Mondolfi invited to hunt. Bruguez said animal pop- ulation low in Territ. Amazon, much of it poor plateau soil. There were in a "Selva de Humedal" extending in from coast; Bruguez thought much of it would not be developed for agriculture - at least large forest reserves would remain. Mondolfi had not read my Varg- mela account, after a month in his hands - funny man - so copied it. To Panama 10 April 1973. To airport and took Panam flight to Panama, passing directly N of top of Sierra Santa Marta. Clear sky there, barren, some blue lakes, and small snow caps; photographed. Rest of sky cloudy until [= ?] descended. / To Isthmus Memorial Lab where talked w. Monday. Asked about nearby area to see ocelot sign, he was hesitant - mentioned Cerro Azul. (Wolves or cats parasitic, rodents worthy). Then to Smithsonian office & talked w. Neal Smith. He said black jaguar recently killed on Pacific side, east of canal. He said that 2 in ammo dumps in Ft. Kobbe area said fly soldiers, to have apparently lived in a culvert; the monkey farm project there abandoned. He told of recent trip to Panama in Feb. - at Volkerberg, he saw 2 jaguars come to pond near house in evening, in spite of generator noise. S. part of Surinam still in wet forests. Other thought ocelots through Carol zone & even to C.I., but no specific mention. A few gray