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(7) Combra also talking about selective felling of "useless" trees in Poco la Antas to give fruit tress better chance. Also, fertilizing trees. Also trapping and removing predators from area. 

(8) Discussed possibilities for research student. Very discouraging. Coimbra does not appear eager interested in helping. Admits to need --- more or less --- but believes that he has enough data. Much of what he knows is based on few observations, 19 trip over, 3 days each, yet he does tend to generalize based on this information.
I think he no a good [[????]]but possessive of his work, believing he has sufficient info, or will get more on his own.
Coimbra wants reprints from JFE

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13 June
AM to Pan Am 
no luck on confirming reservation or changing ticket
to U.S. consul - Get official IBDF letter translated. Very nice
Left for Sao Paulo-
directly to zoo, arr. @ 14:30 hrs. 
Met Antaoni, wife Beatriz 
Ms. Lillian one of 2 veterinarians (also 2 consultants)
Dr. Helio Belluomini - Herpetologist works at the zoo ^[[us consultant]] and at Butantan- The Snake Farm

Mrs Autnori briefly took me around the zoo with a headkeeper ^[[Milton asst to curator mammals]]. The breed many swans, have beautiful duck ponds + many ducks (mallards) [[over...?]] in Sao Paulo. 
Interesting: [[Stelesmanginatius ?]]
1 Gibbon, spider monkey, squirrel monkey islands within duck ponds.