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Dec 17 2019 Trappers concerned after Northern stores stop buying fur, blaming ‘unprecedented market conditions’
Prices for fur have been dropping from 50 to 70 per cent in some cases, making it impossible to continue in the fur trade. -
Aug 30 2017 The Growing Trade in Bear, Lynx and Wolf Pelts
Thousands of wild mammals are still being trapped every year for their fur—and the number is increasing. -
Oct 14 2015 Have You Seen an American Marten?
Have you seen an American Marten? It's furbearer trapping season in Wyoming, with unlimited quotas on these little weasels. This beautiful marten, photo by Tim Auer, was captured by camera in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, a safe haven from trapping. Read on for fascinating details.... -
Sep 19 2015 Commissioner: Trappers Association Withheld $25K In Reports
Commissioner of Politcal Practices Jonathan Motl said on Friday there is no excuse for the association not to have disclosed the full range of its campaign finances. -
Dec 04 2014 Nearly 20 Lynx Caught in Traps in Maine This Fall as Trapping Rules Loosened
A federally protected Canada lynx has been killed by a trap and nearly 20 others have been caught but not killed this fall, including five or six since the federal government’s approval last month of a trapping plan administered by the state of Maine