Canadian Beaver (2 of 3)details

(Castor canadensis) By A. E. Dugmore.

In most parts of this country [USA] beavers are supposed to have the protection of the law; but along the hidden rivers, where the few survivors lurk, law is little more than a byword, and just as long as beaver skins are allowed to be bought and sold, any attempt to protect them is bound to prove futile.” (p. 146)