Because there is a market for pelts.
Because beaver pelts do not come from bears.
Man is the chinchilla's enemy. For many years we have killed them for their pelts.
Ocelots are mostly killed for their pelts, which has caused them to become critically endangered.
No, pelts are the skins that have been removed from dead animals.
Tigers became endangered because they were being killed in large numbers for their pelts.
Most of animals are killed by humans
Many many pelts. So think about it- is it that worth it for killing those many animals. Example: Its takes over 500 chinchilla pelts to make a coat- and that's if they are all big chinchillas. That would be killing almost 10 percent of their extinct population.
Prey
Poaching is a lucrative business. Selling of the body parts for alternative medicines, pelts, meat for exotic food, and live animals for pets.
1. Fear2. Ranchers and farmers thought it was a threat to their livestock3. For their pelts
As their name suggests, by trapping animals and selling the hides or pelts.
The percentage of animals would be 70 % to 80% of animals are killed for there fur.