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"Is Eco-Conscious Fur An Oxymoron?" [1]

"When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn't cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion enthusiasts are trying to rekindle a market for fur made from nutria -- rodents that are destroying Louisiana's wetlands."

Elizabeth Shogren reports for NPR's All Things Considered December 29, 2010.
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SEE ALSO:

"On the Swampy Trail of the Nutria" (NPR) [3]

Activism [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Natural Resources [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Public [8]
Source: NPR [2], 12/30/2010
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/eco-conscious-fur-oxymoron [2] http://www.npr.org/2010/12/29/132214288/is-eco-conscious-fur-an-oxymoron [3] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6569903 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81