They confirmed that the "Great Land," did indeed exist; the fox, fur seal and sea otter pelts they brought showed this land to be a fur trader's paradise. Russian documents from the time indicate ...

Fur seal pelts were highly valued then, especially by the Chinese, who made them into capes, caps and other articles of clothing. Elephant seals — so called because of their great size — were ...

Harriman himself did try to acquire at least one otter pelt. Frederick Dellenbaugh wrote ... entered into a treaty "for the protection of fur seals and sea otters in the North Pacific, by ...

out of New York—just one of 18 American and British sealers then working the island—brought back 57,000 pelts. The Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella, would be hunted to the verge of ...

Oct. 18 (UPI) --Commuters in New Zealand's capital area faced lengthy delays when a fur seal planted itself in the middle of a set of train tracks. The country's Department of Conservation said on ...

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will open its hunting and trapping season for small game and fur-bearing species on ...

The juvenile sub-Antarctic fur seal was found by Lake’s Entrance resident Anne Kaiser on Bunga Beach, about 318km east of Melbourne on September 17. Ms Kaiser notified authorities about the ...

Our crew tested over two dozen fleeces in every winter condition they could find. These six stood out from the competition.

Hunting and trapping seasons for several small game and fur-bearing species are now open in West Virginia, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR).

Sea otters are not the only marine mammal — think dolphins, seals and whales — but ... I once rubbed my hand over a sea otter pelt; it was the softest fur I have ever felt.