About 1,240 animals were released in nine regions of the former Soviet Union between 1936 and 1958 for the purpose of establishing a population to be hunted for their fur.
Około 1240 tych zwierząt wypuszczono w dziewięciu regionach byłego ZSRR w latach 1936–1958 z myślą o przyszłych polowaniach na szopy dla futra.