Source: Statistics Canada
The total number of fur-bearing animals killed (in the wild/fur farms) in Canada each year: 3,332,250
Photo: Coyote with his head in a Conibear trap.
TRAPPING (Leg-hold, Conibear and snare traps) – AN OVERVIEW
In 2009, number of animals trapped and killed in the wild: 730,915
Newfoundland: 14,687 animals
Prince Edward Island: 6,196 animals
Nova Scotia: 24,987 animals
New Brunswick: 38,889 animals
Quebec: 214,326 animals
Ontario: 179,937 animals
Manitoba: 70,057 animals
Saskatchewan: 55,001 animals
Alberta: 71,301 animals
British Columbia: 21,228 animals
Yukon: 2,324 animals
Northwest Territories: 27,489 animals
Nunavut: 4,493 animals
(These numbers include badger, bear, beaver, cougar, coyote, ermine, fisher, fox, lynx, marten, mink, muskrat, otter, rabbit, raccoons, skunk, squirrel, bobcat, wolf, wolverine. Numbers DO NOT include harp seals on Canada’s east coast.)
Total “dollar value” of trapped animals (wildlife) for 2009: $14,847,952
FUR FARMS – AN OVERVIEW
In 2010, number of minks killed on fur farms: 2,590,950
In 2010, number of foxes killed on fur farms: 10,385
In 2010, total number of minks and foxes killed on fur farms: 2,601,335
Photo: Mink on fur farm.
Newfoundland: 2,405 foxes and 214,700 minks
Prince Edward Island: 880 foxes and 124,800 minks
Nova Scotia: 885 foxes and 1,347,700 minks
New Brunswick: 2,120 foxes and 54,300 minks
Quebec: 3,380 foxes and 70,800 minks
Ontario: 355 foxes and 504,400 minks
Manitoba: individual animals not reported, only 56,400 listed as a total
Saskatchewan: n/a
Alberta: n/a
British Columbia: 0 foxes and 215,000 minks
Yukon: n/a
Northwest Territories: n/a
Nunavut: n/a
Total “dollar value” of fur farmed animals (foxes/minks) for 2010: $192,510,789
