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May 4, 1923
The L'anse Sentinel
L'anse, Baraga County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Dr. William T. Hornaday warns that fur coat production uses hundreds of animal skins, like 80 mink for a wrap or 200 squirrel for a coat, predicting extinction if slaughter persists, with trappers already seeking distant sources.
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Endangers Fur Animals.
According to Dr. William T. Hornaday it takes 80 skins to make the average mink wrap, 200 for a squirrel coat, and 280 for a black mole coat. Ninety skins may go to the making of a striped skunk jacket, and 300 to a Siberian squirrel wrap. Before many years, if the present rate of slaughter continues, many of our most interesting animals will be practically extinct; even now the trapper is forced farther afield, and skins once unmarketable are being used to supply the deficiency.
Scientific American.
According to Dr. William T. Hornaday it takes 80 skins to make the average mink wrap, 200 for a squirrel coat, and 280 for a black mole coat. Ninety skins may go to the making of a striped skunk jacket, and 300 to a Siberian squirrel wrap. Before many years, if the present rate of slaughter continues, many of our most interesting animals will be practically extinct; even now the trapper is forced farther afield, and skins once unmarketable are being used to supply the deficiency.
Scientific American.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Fur Animals
Extinction Warning
Animal Slaughter
Mink Skins
Squirrel Coats
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. William T. Hornaday
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. William T. Hornaday
Story Details
Dr. William T. Hornaday reports that making fur coats requires many animal skins, such as 80 for a mink wrap and 200 for a squirrel coat, warning that continued slaughter will lead to extinction of many animals, forcing trappers to use previously unmarketable skins.