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It’s because Europe has hunted to extinction nearly every large mammal on the continent that america seems shocking by comparison.
by kingkawn 5y ago
It’s because Europe has hunted to extinction nearly every large mammal on the continent that america seems shocking by comparison.
- zeristor 5y agoA large part is down to the trade in beaver pelts Hudson Bay company, and the Russian expansion into Siberia was in large part down to obtaining more beaver pelts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_fur_trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_fur_trade Beaver pelts have been referred to as ‘soft gold’.