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Modern Beaver Trapping

August 14, 2013

Almost three hundred years ago fur trapping led to the settlement of much of the upper Great Lakes region. The beaver’s warm, luxuriant fur was prized for making hats and coats. So prized, in fact, that by the early 1900s, the beaver was almost trapped to extinction. But lately, the animals have staged a comeback; […]

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Modern Day Beaver Trapping

August 14, 2013

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