The thought of wearing fur incites a negative reaction from a portion of the public, but is such a reaction really justified? After all, fur is a renewable natural resource. When managed wisely, furbearers can provide recreational and economic benefits to trappers, and play an important part in the global fashion market without harming the environment. In fact, regulating furbearer populations via responsible trapping can actually provide a healthier environment for many animals.
In the blog she writes for the Missouri Department of Conservation, Outreach and Education Division Chief Lorna Domke recently provided some insight on the concept of eco-friendly fur.
“….wild furs, unlike much other clothing, do not require use of lots of other natural resources to produce them. When they’re taken in a carefully regulated way (which is the only legal trapping allowed), we can have furs, yet maintain a healthy natural world. Furs can be eco-friendly.”
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