36 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 
FUR PRODUCING AREAS OF THE WORLD 
from whence come the world’s present supply of 
furs, but the localities of the few pseudo-furs 
of the tropics are not shown. 
From now henceforward, other localities and 
other species in rapid succession will be caught 
in the dragnet and thrown into the insatiable 
hopper of “the fur trade.” Will anything with 
hair escape? 
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CONTINENTS 
At present the continents of the world con- 
tribute to the world’s fur supply about as 
follows: 
Australia 
Kangaroos Wombat 
Wallabies Opossum 
Koala Rabbit (introduced) 
Fox (introduced) 
North America 
Beaver Coyote 
Muskrat Gray Wolf 
Otter Red Fox 
Sea Otter Cross Fox 
Fisher Black Fox 
Marten Blue Fox 
Mink Arctic Fox 
Weasel Gray Fox 
Wolverine Swift Fox 
Badger Black Bear 
Polar Bear 
Brown Bear 
Fur Seal 
Hair Seal 
Harbor Seal 
Rabbit 
Raccoon 
Opossum 
Red Lynx 
Canada Lynx 
Ring-tailed Cat 
Asia and Eu rope 
All species corresponding to the fur-bearers 
of North America, and also the 
Sable 
Fitch (Polecat) 
Brown Bear 
Civet Cat 
Kolinsky (European Mouflon 
and Asiatic mink) Leopard 
Squirrel Snow Leopard 
Marmot Reindeer 
South America 
Coypu Rat (“Nutria”)Crab-eating Raccoon 
Vicunia Chinchilla 
Opossum Guanaco 
THe Srarus or THE FuR-BEARERS 
The real fur-bearing animals of the world 
stand on a basis apart from most other wild 
animals of the world. Many of them are fiercely 
predatory, and absolutely require the hand of 
the human killer to keep them from overrunning 
and devouring man, beast and bird. For ex- 
ample: 
Wolves, wherever they occur in large num- 
bers, constitute a nuisance and scourge of the 
first magnitude. With unparalleled ferocity 
they devour the wounded and the dead of their 
own kind, their own pups, and game of every 
description from mice to men. It is true that 
their slaughter of men is not great, but that is 
because man is himself a dangerous animal of 
no mean proportions. The depredations of gray 
wolves and coyotes on the cattle, sheep and colts 
of the western stock ranges are at all times very 
exasperating, and millions of dollars have been 
