26 January 1972. Mentioned someone (P.Vega?) giving tiger skin to someone. Confirmed that would drive to Campeche in driest season, May. We saw a fox, a roe, and a jaguarundi (?) cross road in the 4 hr. drive. Thurs. 27 January 1972. No meal, & Vega not back; tho I've talked with his wife. We took bus to E. Zapata, on route to Campeche. A man on bus said road fairly new, and that formerly they used mules or mares for two travel between cities. From bus, near river, saw coconuts, agrote, rather birds, a large aguiara perched in brush. Were sun- shine clouds. 1 hr. wait for bus in Zapata. Then on to Campeche. Stayed Hotel Colonial, 14th $65.00; clean, picturesque. 28 January 1972. Tourist store on street across from main big hotel, Belmar, had 3 croket skins on sale at 120 p., and a stuffed crocket cub. Owner said hunting trips could be arranged thru hotel B. I went to S.A.G. building, 254 Calle 10, 1/2 block S. of Plaza Independencia, to talk with Delegado de Foresta y de la Fauna (Ing. Harris Martinez Mc Knight). He out, but talked w/boy. Angel's Gutierrez. Tried to find out number of tiger licences issued; he squirmed around, said no statistics. But said that new law would require hunter to get license in state where they hunted. He was vague about even with tigers & crocots, but indicated area north and south of road east from Caceres. I asked him how shops could sell untold skins - he shrugged and said laws are "very flexible." Only information he had was game law for 1971, + season, although he seemed to be sympathetic. I inquired at tourist office - again, friendly, but vague. Thought tigrillo in all state. Said alligator rare - but many water birds around Laguna del Carmen. We departed