The coastal city named for Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, was vital to the fur trade beginning in the late 1700s. But on Tuesday, San Francisco became the largest U.S. city ...

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We may finally be phasing it out, but that doesn't mean we're rid of it. Thanks to the 18th century fur trade in the Great Lakes, toxic mercury still lingers, centuries later, on the northern ...

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Animal rights activists have called on the government to ban the fur trade in Hong Kong. Around 90 protesters were joined by three lawmakers for an annual rally against the industry in Wan Chai on ...

Austin Public Library Director Ann Hokanson and her son, Ben Jacobs, both of Austin, attend a presentation by fur trader George Nelson -- played by costumed interpreter Tim Chesterman from the ...