Simon Ward, editor, Truth About Fur

Simon Ward is a veteran environmental journalist and communicator specialising in the sustainable use of renewable natural resources, and in particular wildlife. From 1998 to 2011, he was communications director for Fur Commission USA. For an autobiographical account of Simon’s development into a conservationist, see From animal activist to adult: a personal journey. Contact Simon at [email protected]

Cultural Heritage, Design & Fashion, Trapping & Hunting August 18, 2015 July 13, 2020

Amazing Facts About Fur: Dressing for the Arctic

Ask most people what fur is good for and they’ll say it keeps the wearer – animal or human – warm. True enough, but…

Cultural Heritage, Environment & Conservation, Trapping & Hunting August 6, 2014 October 4, 2018

Mountain Men Wannabes: Allies of the Fur Trade

What is the appeal of the reality TV show Mountain Men, and others in the same genre? If harvesters of nature’s resources, and not…