The ABC Book of Extinctions
“ ” is for uk, the Gre t uk
l rge, flightless ir th t live on isl n s off M ss husetts, M ine, Que e n Newfoun l n ; eggs olle te for foo n egg olle tions; ir s kille for me t n to ren er f t into oil; e me extin t out 1844; there were other ir s on the isl n s.
“ ” is for ison, the E stern ison
rker n l rger su spe ies th n the western pl ins ison; migr te etween the Gre t L kes n Georgi ; hunting n h it t estru tion y settlers le to its extin tion out 1825; there were other nim ls mong the hills n v lleys.
“ ” is for ri ou, the wson’s ri ou
sm ll rein eer, n tive to only one of the Queen h rlotte Isl n s of ritish olum i ; very r re; hunte y n for trophy olle tors; e me extin t out 1908; there were other nim ls on the isl n
“ ” is for u k, the L r or u k
ommon se u k th t r nge from L r or, Newfoun l n to Long Isl n , New York, n perh ps f rther south; extermin te y egg, fe ther n me t hunters out 1875; there were other ir s long the se shore.
“E” is for Elk, the Eastern Elk
A common animal in open and lightly-wooded areas; ranged throughout south-central Canada and north-eastern United States; hunted extensively for meat, leather and for its upper teeth, which were valued as ornaments; became extinct about 1877; there were other animals in open and lightly-wooded areas.