OBJECTIVE Initial informant canvas following renewed corporate interest. Establish contact network, assess credibility of regional "sapito amor" reports. SUMMARY Located three individuals independently referencing the "sapito amor" by name during initial canvas. Physical descriptions consistent with published academic account (golden banding, calm temperament). No physical specimen contact. Recommend retaining two of three contacts on informal informant retainer. STATUS ONGOING

OBJECTIVE Follow up on specific sighting report relayed by retained informant. Confirm and recover if possible. SUMMARY Arrived on site six days after initial report. No specimen located. Noted presence of an unaffiliated hobbyist group conducting an informal, uncoordinated search of the same area — assessed as non-professional, no overlap in objectives, avoided contact. Terrain and informant reliability both assessed as adequate; attributing miss to response delay, not bad intelligence. STATUS NEGATIVE

OBJECTIVE Three-week extended search. Rebuild and expand informant network following personnel turnover in region. SUMMARY Cultivated four new informant contacts. One promising lead near reported historical sighting cluster; followed trail six days, located clear evidence of recent Dendrobates leucomelas activity but no specimen matching atypical coloration. Recommend retaining expanded network at standard rate for future reactivation. STATUS NEGATIVE

OBJECTIVE Program status review per management request. SUMMARY Per direction from executive leadership, active field search deprioritized pending budget reallocation. Recommend retaining informant network at reduced monthly rate rather than full termination, given thirteen years of relationship-building in region. Full search capability can be restored within 30 days of reauthorization. STATUS STANDBY

OBJECTIVE Resume active search following budget reauthorization. Reactivate standing informant network. SUMMARY Network reactivated at full rate. One retained contact from 2006 canvas (informant now advanced in age, cooperative) reports a specific, recurring sighting location not previously searched. Recommend prioritizing this lead in next deployment window. STATUS ONGOING

OBJECTIVE Investigate 2023 lead location. Recover specimen if located. SUMMARY Specimen confirmed at reported location. Live capture successful. Physical characteristics match published description — golden banding (distinct from standard D. leucomelas coloration), calm temperament, no evasive behavior on approach. Specimen stable and unharmed at time of capture. Standard containment protocol initiated. Transport to Santa Fe facility arranged, ETA six days. STATUS CONFIRMED – ASSET RECOVERED

OBJECTIVE Scheduled transport of specimen to secondary facility. SUMMARY Containment unit failure during scheduled transfer. Vehicle stopped, immediate area search conducted, result negative. Last confirmed location consistent with trail access point outside city limits. No field recovery attempted per direction from Office of General Counsel, given current activist attention on facility operations. Incident report filed directly per updated reporting channel. LAST KNOWN COORDINATES (ENCODED) STATUS ASSET LOST IN TRANSIT