RENO, Nev. (AP) - Bobcat fur coats have become a hot item among the fashion-conscious in Russia and China, leading to a big jump in prices and exports for the soft, spotted pelts. The fur's booming ...

Every day is open season on mountain lions in Nevada. The majestic cats are under attack on a variety of fronts – as prey for hunters, as unintended victims of traps set for bobcats, and as the ...

The bill would prohibit the sale or trade of any animal skin with hair, fleece or fibers attached, and any clothing product made of fur. It includes several exemptions from the definition of “fur ...

“When fur is used in a slow-fashion way, it is a relatively sustainable resource,” Vogue explains. The fashion publication explained that furriers, individuals who specialize in clothing derived from ...

Ben Trumblee travels the U.S. selling some highly unusual items. Some of his most popular products include purses made from invasive toads and the cleaned bone of a raccoon penis, which his customers ...

With respect to the Jan. 31 letter, "Modern fur trapping methods are very humane," I believe there are no humane traps. Government committees since 1973 have been searching and testing various animal ...

Trapping is an age-old enterprise. Who really knows when the first trapper came on the scene? Likely it was some dude who needed fur to keep him warm, but couldn’t get quite close enough to that saber ...

Trappers meet their quarry at nature’s elemental level during the bleakest months of the year. The winter growth of luxuriant fur, provoked by an evolutionary response to a weather cycle that long ...

There aren’t many trappers out in the backcountry this season. There are certainly a few diehards that trap just because they need an excuse to be out in the wilds. Additionally, there are sport ...