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[[circled]] 5 [[/circled]] There have been many more muriqui sightings lately. Dietz says he's not surprised [[circled]] 6 [[/circled]] Pantanal: I discuss future potential research with Ibsen. a) [[underlined]] Speothos - in Amazon; he has no info. b) [[underlined]] Pteronura [[/underlined]] are beginning to be seen more commonly in Pantanal. There is a physician studying them on private ranches & Ibsen thinks I could get info. re: study sites from him. Recommendation: I write Ibsen 2-3 mos before visit & he will try to arrange some visits to some sites in Mato [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] Grosso. He suggests that private fazendas may be better than nat'l parks. Physician's address may be available through Farmers Assn. for Protection of Pantanal. [[end page]] [[start page]] 20 Feb 86 Thurs. We also asked Ibsen for help with names of students & what was happening at zoo Rio: For the latter, he suggested waiting until the dust settled. LAD then spent some time on accts. with FBCN Acct. by which time we were almost late for IBDF appt. So FBCN lent Jim some horrendous amt. of money. To Dionizio's office: [[circled]] a [[/circled]] He did letter for FONZ tour. [[circled]] b [[/circled]] [[underlined]] We [[/underlined]] (hah!) told him about Jordan's meteoric rise. [[circled]] c [[/circled]] Visited with Rio delegate NEW DELEGADO: RIO Luis Toledo (Dionizio's boss)
Transcription Notes:
muriqui = wooly spider monkey
Pantanal = region of Brazil
Speothos = species of bush dog
Pteronura = giant otter