last shot by an indigenous hunter in 1865 at Wainwright, AK
tundra herd grazing herbivore ranged from North Slope (AK) to Yukon and Mackenzie Districts, Canada
specimens in Washington
disappeared after introduction of firearms
References:
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife of North America 1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.146
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.212
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