The ABC Book of Extinctions
“ ” is or uk, t r t uk
l r , li tl ss ir t t liv on isl n s o M ss us tts, M in , Qu n N w oun l n ; s oll t or oo n oll tions; ir s kill or m t n to r n r t into oil; m xtin t out 1844; t r w r ot r ir s on t isl n s.
“ ” is or ison, t st rn ison
rk r n l r r su sp i s t n t w st rn pl ins ison; mi r t tw n t r t L k s n or i ; untin n it t stru tion y s ttl rs l to its xtin tion out 1825; t r w r ot r nim ls mon t ills n v ll ys.
“ ” is or ri ou, t wson’s ri ou
sm ll r in r, n tiv to only on o t Qu n rlott Isl n s o ritis olum i ; v ry r r ; unt y n or trop y oll tors; m xtin t out 1908; t r w r ot r nim ls on t isl n
“ ” is or u k, t L r or u k
ommon s u k t t r n rom L r or, N w oun l n to Lon Isl n , N w York, n p r ps rt r sout ; xt rmin t y , t r n m t unt rs out 1875; t r w r ot r ir s lon t s s or .
“ ” is or lk, t st rn lk
ommon nim l in op n n li tly-woo r s; r n t rou out sout - ntr l n n nort - st rn Unit St t s; unt xt nsiv ly or m t, l t r n or its upp r t t , w i w r v lu s orn m nts; m xtin t out 1877; t r w r ot r nim ls in op n n li tly-woo r s.
“ ” is or ox, t Swi t ox
sm ll ox wit l r rs t t w s ommon on t ri pl ins o Nort m ri ; sily unt , tr pp n poison y s ttl rs w o onsi r it p st; t nort rn su sp i s m xtin t out 1928; t r w r ot r nim ls on t nort rn pl ins.
“ ” is or rizzly, t M xi n Silv r rizzly
sm ll su sp i s o t rown r, r o niz y its “silv r” ur; r n t rou out li orni , rizon , N w M xi o, T x s n M xi o; unt , tr pp , n poison s p st; xtin uis in t 1930s in t Unit St t s n in t 1960s in M xi o; t r w r ot r nim ls mon t ills n v ll ys.
“ ” is or um ns, t ot uk um ns
r o ori in l p opl w o liv lon t o st o N w oun l n ; s ilors n s ttl rs rom urop n rit in intro u ly is s s; t s ttl rs li r t ly unt t ori in s to stroy t m; t l st ot uk i o tu r ulosis in 1829; t r w r ot r p opl s ttlin t s s or .