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Meet Spirit Bears: Like A Black Bear, But The Rarer, Fluffy Marshmallow Version  iflscience.comsource

New findings from scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History show that most dogs alive today retain small but measurable amounts of wolf ancestry that developed after domestication. These lingering wolf genes appear to have influenced characteristics such as body size, scent abilities, and aspects of […]

News  Jan 12, 2012 – 7:23 pm ESTBut sealskin prices remain low due to EU seal banBy NUNATSIAQ NEWS Arctic fox pelts from Nunavut sold for as high as $200 a piece at a recent Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. sale. (FILE PHOTO) Nunavut furs set record-high prices at a recent fur harvester’s auction, where a top-selling […]

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We brought a taxidermied raccoon to Antiques Roadshow  denverite.comsource

An animal-welfare group has launched a petition urging the Fairmont Empress to pressure two stores to stop selling fur and exotic skin products on its premises.Members of the Victoria chapter of Direct Action Everywhere has been staging protests in front of the hotel once or twice a month since last year.As part of its efforts […]

In Switzerland, where it’s legal to kill cats, the illegal business of selling or trading cat furs is booming.The sale of cat fur was made illegal in 2008, and people who sell cat fur face tough new penalties, enacted last month, including fines of more than $20,000. Still, it is possible to buy cat pelts […]

Hundreds of pets ready for fur-ever homes at SPCA Florida Clear the Shelters  WFLAsource

Sponsored ByADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT BEMIDJI, Minn. — Noah Graham, after waking up to find his skull in the jaws of a wolf, fought off the animal and lived to tell the tale. Graham, 16, has a story to tell the rest of his life; a story about an incident that Chris Niskanen of the Minnesota Department of […]

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.Read the press release here.GOWANUS — The "Wolf of Wall Street" is getting Oscar buzz, but in Gowanus it's the wolf of Butler Street that's drawing howls of praise.Street art fans are giving a thumbs-up to a massive sculpture of a female wolf that appeared mysteriously on Butler […]