The ABC Book of Extinctions
“ ” is for uk, th Gr t uk
l rg , flightl ss ir th t liv on isl n s off M ss hus tts, M in , Qu n N wfoun l n ; ggs oll t for foo n gg oll tions; ir s kill for m t n to r n r f t into oil; m xtin t out 1844; th r w r oth r ir s on th isl n s.
“ ” is for ison, th st rn ison
rk r n l rg r su sp i s th n th w st rn pl ins ison; migr t tw n th Gr t L k s n G orgi ; hunting n h it t stru tion y s ttl rs l to its xtin tion out 1825; th r w r oth r nim ls mong th hills n v ll ys.
“ ” is for ri ou, th wson’s ri ou
sm ll r in r, n tiv to only on of th Qu n h rlott Isl n s of ritish olum i ; v ry r r ; hunt y n for trophy oll tors; m xtin t out 1908; th r w r oth r nim ls on th isl n
“ ” is for u k, th L r or u k
ommon s u k th t r ng from L r or, N wfoun l n to Long Isl n , N w York, n p rh ps f rth r south; xt rmin t y gg, f th r n m t hunt rs out 1875; th r w r oth r ir s long th s shor .
“ ” is for lk, th st rn lk
ommon nim l in op n n lightly-woo r s; r ng throughout south- ntr l n n north- st rn Unit St t s; hunt xt nsiv ly for m t, l th r n for its upp r t th, whi h w r v lu s orn m nts; m xtin t out 1877; th r w r oth r nim ls in op n n lightly-woo r s.
“F” is for Fox, the Swift Fox
A small fox with large ears that was common on the arid plains of North America; easily hunted, trapped and poisoned by settlers who considered it a pest; the northern subspecies became extinct about 1928; there were other animals on the northern plains.