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A green Industry
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Fur, a Renewable Resource

Fur is a natural, renewable and sustainable resource. That means we only use part of what nature produces each year (the “interest”), without depleting wildlife populations or damaging the natural habitats that sustain them (our environmental “capital”).

The furs we use are abundant, never from endangered species. This is assured by strict provincial/state, national and international regulations. Did you know that thanks to careful management, there are probably as many beavers in Canada today as when Europeans first arrived? Foxes, coyotes and raccoons are more abundant than ever. That’s a true environmental success story!

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 DID YOU KNOW?

Conservation authorities support the   sustainable use of wildlife (and other renewable resources) because if we don’t use part of what nature provides, we will use other (man-made) materials that may damage the environment.



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Synthetics are generally made from petroleum (a non-renewable resource), which is NOT consistent with the sustainable use of our environment. The production, transportation and disposal of petrochemicals can cause environmental problems.

The sustainable use of wildlife also provides an economic incentive to protect wilderness areas -- the key to maintaining healthy wildlife populations. To learn more about fur and wildlife management, click here.
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The fur trade, of course, has a direct interest in assuring abundant wildlife populations. To this end, the International Fur Trade Federation supports the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and the trade has contributed millions of dollars to a wide range of important animal welfare and conservation projects.
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Curious about how fur measures up to other

important ecological and social criteria?


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Fur is green
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