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interspersed in the forest. Areas of Late Secondary Forest typically were located 

 along the ejido boundary and furthest from the village. 



The category identified as "Other" included the three village sites and forest clearings 

 (rodales) used during logging to sort, trim, and load trees onto trucks. Sites in this 

 category generally would not be good game habitat due to repeated use by people and 

 the substantial nature and extent of the habitat alteration. 



Kill Site Locations and Distance from X-Hazil Sur 



The location of each kill site was determined after evaluating the information provided by 

 hunters, including the route taken, habitat type of the kill site, distances along each road and trail, and 

 any landmarks (e.g., trails, gardens, sinkholes, and road markers). This information was compared 

 with aerial photographs (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografica e Informatica, February 1985, 

 1:37,000 scale), topographic maps (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geogr^ica e Informatica, 1987, 

 1:50,000 scale), and personal knowledge of the area. Kill sites were plotted on base maps (scale = 

 1:50,000). The minimum distance between the village and the kill site was measured as a straight line 

 from the water tank, about 500 m west of the village plaza. The water tank was used as a landmark 

 because it was permanent, highly visible, and indicated on topographic maps of the area. 



Care must be exercised when interpreting the information about kill site locations because 

 many of the sites were based on estimated distances or features that could not be clearly located on the 

 maps or aerial photographs. Locations within 2-3 km of X-Hazil Sur, along Route 307 (marked every 

 kilometer), or near well-known landmarks probably were accurate to within 500 m, while other 

 locations probably were accurate to within 1-2 km. 



The distribution of kill sites in Late Secondary Forest was compared with the combined total 

 of kills in areas categorized as Plots & Gardens, Early Secondary Forest, and Other. This was 

 necessary in order to have an adequate sample size of kills. Given the small sm-face area categorized 



