Coypu salt marshes. Local extinction in their native range due to overharvesting led to the development of coypu fur farms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first farms were in Argentina and then later in Europe, North America, and Asia. These farms have generally not been successful long-term investments, and farmed coypu often are released or escape as operations become unprofitable. The first attempt at coypu farming was in France in the early 1880s, but it was not much of a success. The first efficient and extensive coypu farms were located in South America in the 1920s. The
Increase (given name) Increase was "... the never-to-be-forgotten increase, or every sort, wherewith God favoured the country about the time of his nativity." Increase (given name) Increase is a male given name. It is the English language literal translation of the name Joseph, which originates from Hebrew. Originating in England, the name was given primarily among Puritans in colonial New England and in the early 19th century in the United States. Since the 19th century, the name has declined in popularity and is now rare, if not extinct. The name Increase is the English literal translation of the name Joseph, which originates from