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DIRECInere nels C, QO Da! C avs JEALLE. 
RECTOR’S OFFICE . NZP P.O. Box 3001] 
WAY +O Ga... Nairobi, Kenya 
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RECEIVED 14th May 1969 
Dr. p : Reed Se rainy Ue 
The National Zoo 
Washington 
Dear Ted: 
| dohn writing a letter to you so thought 
that you mig t er a copy of the report which I pushed in to 
the Game Capture Committee at their request. I have made it 
very brief but it will just let you know what I have told then. 
As you can see about two months ago we built a very much 
larger trap than the ones that you saw, with a very wide 
entrance, This we were able to camoflage in such a way that it 
is hardly noticeable as a pen at all as the whole construction 
is designed differently. It was this pen that two Bongo walked 
right through before the whole thing was completed, but 
unf or tune itely since the completion of the pen no Bongo ha 
been down this particular ridge and in the vicinity of Sno ry 
It is situated so that we can drive animals into it. This 
particular trap has now caught fourteen buffalo and _—— 
are convinced tha t the first Bongo that do come down this 
will go in, 
is L ApS 
operation, which we have at last designed so that we are able 
to release a buffalo if we catch one. This was one of the 
main reasons why we had not used a pit trap up to this point. 
I don't know whether John ever told you that Mike Nicholson 
left us to join Alan Root and is now supervising their 
operations in the Aberdares. I saw him the other day and 
apparently they too have not had any more luck since the last 
ones were caught despite the fact that he has been trying very 
hard ever since. : ying 
Best wishes to 
sincerely yours, 
D.A., Parkinson 
int theca bec Bigs <n PREM EAE HS 2 Be. Aa aeons ee, 
