Life in wilderness has got nothing in common with the paradise we imagine. Truth is the nature doesn't need a human to protect from arising of certain populations. If specific species reproduce dramatically and therefore overpopulate territories , it is possible that some species extinct because of famine, diseases, birds of prey, fights between the same species and canibalism. Consequently the whole vegetation and the living beings there may be endangered, for instance because of plague. This is one of the reasons why people intervene in the nature. If people and animals share inhabitat , it must be controlled. By the overpopulation of martens in Holland dams would fall apart, beavers in Canada would cause floods on roads and fields, opossums would destroy woods in New Zealand. Controlled hunting can contribute to the right balance between the inhabitat and the number of game. Exploitation of wild animals is strictly controlled on a national as well as on an international level. Fur trade does not trade in endangered species.
The majority of wild species used by the fur trade are not taken specifically for their fur but for the sake of natural balance. All this is necessary for maintenance of adequate number of species and for healthy ecological system, population and diseases supervision, and at the same time for the protection of public and private areas. International fur trade does not trade in endangered species and fulfills the regulations of CITIES.