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I caution him about bringing in a group of [[underlined]] Brachyteles [[/underlined]] since they have never been successfully maintained & bred; & a muriqui project is a big risk. I recommend more thought & consultation.

Claudio indicates that project will be delayed anyway since he will be in Gainesville for a year and Coimbra & Roberto probably won't be energetic in pursuing the building of this new facility, even with $ committed.

Claudio understands my point but says that 

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money has been long committed & they (CPRJ) must try since forests are being cut anyway.

I talk to Pissinatti & young pathologist collaborator earlier since they had prepared a paper for a conference without consulting anyone. Paper was thought by Ben to be a summary of the causes of death of the 4 dead NZP animals.

Ben (and I) were peeved since Piss. had really consulted with no one at NZP (Bush or Montali) about such a paper.

As it turns out, the paper simply describes