1.   A familiar sound in the Amazonian rainforest as the loggers bring down another mahogany tree.

2.   Ahead, among the miniature ferns and towering mahogany trees, are the footprints of a hoofed animal, the large prints of a stalking cat not far behind.

3.   It wends past coffee plants, mahogany trees and iridescent butterflies and under a bamboo canopy to a breathtaking view of the valley.

4.   CITES also rejected, for the third straight meeting, a proposal by the United States and Bolivia to increase protection for big-leaf mahogany trees.

5.   Jalosjos also had a tennis court constructed and a seedling bank for mahogany trees established in the prison complex.

6.   Key among these is a proposal by Bolivia and the United States to upgrade the big-leaf mahogany tree to Appendix II.

7.   Two years ago, a U.S. proposal to limit trade in products of the big leaf mahogany tree was defeated in a secret vote.

8.   But delegates failed however to take action to protect mahogany trees despite contentions that the species is being depleted.