[MacMattico]

I'm not a “tree hugger” by any means but we don't need a billion Chinese who care about nothing but themselves depleting America's fur bearing animal population.

The Chinese also value the gallbladder of the black bear for some “ancient Chinese medication” or some such nonsense and in some places they've found dead black bears rotting away, fur and all, just missing their gallbladders. They don't care about anything accept what they want. (Obviously a generalization but let them exploit a resource and they will to the max.)

[laplata]

I agree.

[Yardstick]

They’re the same way with precious hardwoods like ebony and rosewood. Rapacious and totally unconcerned with considerations like sustainability, and I say this as a fellow non tree hugger. They buy huge quantities, mainly for furniture, from unscrupulous suppliers in places like Madagascar who think nothing of clearcutting in order to make a buck. They know full well who they’re dealing with, but it’s like they don’t have a conscience.