Before North American colonization, most fur came from Russia. Russia exported furs from beavers, foxes, wolves, and Arctic animals such as the lynx, sable and sea otter.
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The fur trade was an important part of the reason for European expansion in North America, where there were plentiful supplies of beaver and other animals desired for their fur.