seals,
badger, bear, beaver, cougar, coyote, ermine, fisher,
fox, lyns, marten, mink, muskrat, otter, rabbit, raccoons, skunk, squirrel,
bobcat, wolf, wolverine. Numbers DO NOT include harp seals on Canada's east
coast, or other seal products; Note that provinces and territories vary
enormously in size and amount of suitable habitat).
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Canadian Fur Trade by the numbers.
Source: Statistics Canada
The total number of animals killed (in the wild and on fur farms) for their
fur in Canada (2009/2010): 3,332,250 fur-bearing animals
TRAPPING (Steel Jaw Leg-hold, Conibear and snare traps) - AN OVERVIEW
In 2009, number of animals trapped and killed in the wild: 730,915
Newfoundland: 14,687 animals
Price Edward Island: 6,196 animals
Nova Scotia: 24,987 animals
New Brunswick: 38,889 animals
Quebec: 214,326 animals
Ontario: 179,937 animals
Manitoba: 70,057 animals
Saskatchewan: 55,001 animals
Alberta: 71,301 animals
British Columbia: 21,228 animals
Yukon: 2,324 animals
Northwest Territories: 27,489 animals
Nunavut: 4,493 animals
(These numbers include badger, bear, beaver, cougar, coyote, ermine, fisher,
fox, lyns, marten, mink, muskrat, otter, rabbit, raccoons, skunk, squirrel,
bobcat, wolf, wolverine. Numbers DO NOT include harp seals on Canada's east
coast, or other seal products; Note that provinces and territories vary
enormously in size and amount of suitable habitat).
Total "dollar value" of trapped animals (wildlife) for 2009: $14,847,952
FUR FARMS - AN OVERVIEW
In 2010, number of mink killed on fur farms: 2,590,950
In 2010, number of foxes killed on fur farms: 10,385
In 2010, total number of mink and foxes killed on fur farms: 2,601,335
Newfoundland: 2,405 foxes and 214,700 mink
Price Edward Island: 880 foxes and 124,800 mink
Nova Scotia: 885 foxes and 1,347,700 mink
New Brunswick: 2,120 foxes and 54,300 mink
Quebec: 3,380 foxes and 70,800 mink
Ontario: 355 foxes and 504,400 mink
Manitoba: individual animals not reported, only 56,400 listed as a total
British Columbia: 0 foxes and 215,000 mink
Total "dollar value" of fur farmed animals (foxes/mink) for 2010:
$192,510,789
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