Does the fur industry use endangered species?
The international fur trade does not handle endangered species and all furs used by the trade are abundant. The fur trade’s commitment to conservation is shown by the fact that when there has been doubt that sustained yields can be maintained, it has financed research to investigate the position. In fact, since 1978, IFTF has contributed more than US$ 5 million in support of a wide range of fur animal welfare and conservation projects. The fur trade has supported any resulting recommendations to regulate or restrict trade, if based upon sound scientific evidence. In the early 1970’s prior to the introduction of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), the international fur trade imposed its own voluntary moratorium on trade in leopard and other species pending the outcome of scientific research into their status. Since then, IFTF has helped to finance a number of important research projects into the population status of various fur-bearers. The International Fur
