Marbled polecat of at least 30% in the previous 10 years. In 1996, it had been considered a species of least concern. The decline in marbled polecat populations thought to be due to habitat destruction (cultivation) and reduction in available prey by use of rodenticides. In Pakistan, it is listed as an endangered species. The marbled polecat was once sought for its fur, generally known as "fitch" or more specifically, "perwitsky" in the fur trade.<ref name="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perwitsky"></ref> In 1945, Kabul shopkeepers were reported to have kept marbled polecats to exterminate rodents. Their journals also show some developed an adverse reaction to the strong
The Fur Worker Kaufman was another editor of "The Fur Worker" during the 1920s. As of 1925, "The Fur Worker" had a circulation of around 12,000. Issues were sold at 50 cents. In its later years, publication of "The Fur Worker" became more irregular. The publication was suspended between May 1929 and January 1930. Between September 1930 and April 1931 it was issued under the name Fur Workers' Hope. Publication of "Fur Workers' Hope" was discontinued in May 1931. In June 1937 "The Fur Worker" was revived. In the same year the parent under switched its affiliation from the American Federation of Labor