Field notes, v4155
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MF Smith 1994 JOURNAL Las Flores, Depto. Maldonado, Uruguay Nov.21 rocks and bushes right near the mill. Back at the bridge Enrique and Noel set a comparable number of traps right along the river. Back at the bridge where the vehicle was parked we set the remaining 40 shemans and 16 snap traps right next to the stream in very moist areas. We also set 6 large wire cage traps at the edge of the stream. I ito built a fire and cooked a "proper" asado (done out in the country over wood) for dinner. Around 11 pm we went out to check the traplines. Enrique and Noel caught one Gymycterus in a snap trap along the stream, and a larger Leptonyx in a Sherman. We drove back to the house at about 12:30 am, took tissues from the Gymycterus, and went to bed. Nov.22 Went out in the morning to bring in the traps from Aroyo El Renegado. We caught three Lepteronys and one Cavia in the traps along the creek next to the bridge. Nothing in the trap lines near the old mill. Went back to process the animals. One of the Lepteronys escaped from a wire cage trap, so in addition