The Fur Animals of Louisiana 



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Alligator hide hunters and one night's take. While this characteristic inhabitant of 

 the Louisiana marshes has been charged with being the muskrat industry's worst enemy, 

 field investigations to date have not proved the charge. 



Over 21,000 alligators were taken for their hides during the 1924 season and, as it has been 

 outlawed in the coastal parishes, its numbers have been alarmingly decreased. 



