last killed in 1894 in New Brunswick; last commercial pelts received in 1880 at Freeport ME
Marine rocky seacoast carnivore ranged from Maine to Nova Scotia
specimens in Washington
disappeared after intensive fur hunting
References:
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.181
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife of North America 1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.84
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
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