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 ...

RENO, Nev. - 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 ...

The fur industry has a long history in the state of Missouri. While it looks different these days, it’s still around, and trappers at the annual Missouri fur auction want to make sure they're ...

Trapping is on the rise in Minnesota because fur prices are up. Minnesota Public Radio Near GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Joe Edminster leans over the fleshy side of a 3-foot-long beaver skin in his garage ...

“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 ...

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 ...

"Commercial fur trapping dates back to the early 1600s and has hardly changed," says Adam Roberts, executive vice president of Born Free USA. He calls trapping "horrific, highly unregulated, inhumane ...

Wilhelm lives in Eagle Rock. In response to Nan Fariss's essay on the Commentary page of your paper ("Get the facts about fur," Dec. 20): I do hope that the people in this country have a little more ...

It's a bit of a stretch, but you could say this place we call home is here because 19th-century English dandies liked really soft hats. Sure, it's certain the Pacific Northwest would have been settled ...

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 ...