Word: berney
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...business; instead it accumulated another 90 tons. Says Joe Yovino, former head of the CITES ivory unit: "No question, we got snookered." Yet four months ago, the CITES secretariat agreed to arrange for the sale of about 28 tons that had been seized by Burundi authorities. Jacques Berney, the deputy secretary-general of CITES, says he is convinced that the new Burundi government, which came to power in a 1987 coup, is sincere about keeping the agreement to halt additional ivory imports...
...Berney's going to win," Jon Masland said. "I would put my money on it. It's going to be a close match. I think Jeremy [Fraiberg], Farokh [Pandole], or my bro [Jim Masland] will help turn the match in our favor...
...seems that the spotted feline may never have faced a catastrophe in the first place. Unlike its truly rare cousin the Himalayan snow leopard, the common leopard made the list, in the 1970s, largely for emotional reasons. Worries about shrinking habitats and excessive hunting were "clearly overblown," admits Jaques Berney, deputy secretary-general of CITES. "Leopards are not like cheetahs," he observes. "They're highly adaptable animals...
Both the orchestra and the music director. Philip Lasser, deserve praise for a strong and consistent job; director Charles Berney should be commended for all but his somewhat mechanical choreography. Fatima Mahdi's costumes are charming, and Adam Kibbe's impressive sets deserved a curtain call all their...