last shot in 1907 in the Chiricahua Mountains
herd browsing herbiivore ranged from Witchita Mountains (OK) to Sierra Madre (Sonora, Mexico)
specimens in Washington
disappeared after hunting for sport and food
References:
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.260
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife of North America 1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.143
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113
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