Coypu Coypu The coypu (, ; "Myocastor coypus"), also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent. Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, "Myocastor" is actually nested within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats. The coypu lives in burrows alongside stretches of water, and feeds on river plant stems. Originally native to subtropical and temperate South America, it has since been introduced to North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, primarily by fur farmers. Although it is still valued for its fur in some regions, its destructive feeding and burrowing behaviours make
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