Issued on: 03/04/2022 – 03:28Modified: 03/04/2022 – 03:26
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North Bay (Canada) (AFP) –Trying to maintain his balance on a dam, Canadian trapper Ray Gall advances cautiously as he tries to retrieve a large black beaver snared in one of his traps.
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Few people in the country still manage to make a living solely in the business, which dates back 400 years to the first Indigenous trades of pelts to European explorers.
But thousands of Canadians, including Indigenous people, are still active in the now heavily-regulated industry.
“It’s the oldest profession” in Canada, says Gall, 47, a municipal water worker who traps, foxes, wolves and coyotes in his spare time in forests about a three-hour drive north of Toronto.
“There’s always gonna be a need for trappers whether the market is…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Disgusting
From: Exposing the Big Game Reply-To: Exposing the Big Game Date: Monday, April 4, 2022 at 6:10 PM To: louise kane Subject: [New post] Canadian trappers wrestle with loss of Russia, Ukraine fur markets
Exposing the Big Game posted: ” “
Let us hope this cruel fur wearing market collapses now.
Oh my heart bleeds – not! It does bleed for the poor animals we continue to exploit and treat with barbarism.
I’m not a trapper; You’re not a trapper, so please don’t call it “we” Very few people trap, so call them “they.”