The ABC Book of Extinctions
“ ” is or uk, th Gr t uk
l rg , lightl ss ir th t liv on isl n s o M ss hus tts, M in , Qu n N w oun l n ; ggs oll t or oo n gg oll tions; ir s kill or m t n to r n r t into oil; m xtin t out 1844; th r w r oth r ir s on th isl n s.
“ ” is or 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 or ri ou, th wson’s ri ou
sm ll r in r, n tiv to only on o th Qu n h rlott Isl n s o ritish olum i ; v ry r r ; hunt y n or trophy oll tors; m xtin t out 1908; th r w r oth r nim ls on th isl n
“ ” is or u k, th L r or u k
ommon s u k th t r ng rom L r or, N w oun l n to Long Isl n , N w York, n p rh ps rth r south; xt rmin t y gg, th r n m t hunt rs out 1875; th r w r oth r ir s long th s shor .
“ ” is or 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 or m t, l th r n or 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.
“ ” is or ox, th Swi t ox
sm ll ox with l rg rs th t w s ommon on th ri pl ins o North m ri ; sily hunt , tr pp n poison y s ttl rs who onsi r it p st; th north rn su sp i s m xtin t out 1928; th r w r oth r nim ls on th north rn pl ins.
“G” is for Grizzly, the Mexican Silver Grizzly
A small subspecies of the brown bear, recognized by its “silver” fur; ranged throughout California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico; hunted, trapped, and poisoned as a pest; extinguished in the 1930s in the United States and in the 1960s in Mexico; there were other animals among the hills and valleys.