Hydrodamalis

It was the overexploitation of wildlife during the period of arctic exploration and whaling in the 18th and 19th centuries that led to the extinction of the Steller sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) in the Bering Sea and the great auk (Pinguinus impennis) in the North Atlantic, and drastic stock reductions and local extirpation of several other terrestrial and marine mammals and birds.

Management and conservation of wildlife in the Arctic 2009

Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) and sea otters (Enhydra lutris) were almost driven to extinction throughout the Arctic [103], while the great auk (Pinguinus impennis) and Steller sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) did become extinct.

General description of the Arctic biota 2009

It was the overexploitation of wildlife during the period of arctic exploration and whaling in the 18th and 19th centuries that led to the extinction of the Steller sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) in the Bering Sea and the great auk (Pinguinus impennis) in the North Atlantic, and drastic stock reductions and local extirpation of several other terrestrial and marine mammals and birds.

Climate change and terrestrial wildlife management in the Arctic 2009

Species like the Steller sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), in the Bering Sea, and the great auk (Pinguinus impennis), in the North Atlantic, were hunted for food by early western explorers and whalers, and became extinct in the 18th and 19th centuries, respectively.

Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009

Seacows which inhabit only warmer water except giant extinct species like Hydrodamalis gigas of courseand have also only isolated hairs remaining.

Maiacetus, Part 2 James Gurney 2009

( '' Hydrodamalis gigas ''), in the Bering Sea, and the great auk ( '' Pinguinus impennis ''), in the North Atlantic, were hunted for food by early western explorers and whalers, and became extinct in the 18th and 19th centuries, respectively.

Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2010

The big project on British dinosaurs trundles on, I’ve been writing lately about the giant Gallotia lizards of the Canary Islands, and an alleged recent manatee sighting off the coast of Washington State has caused me to become involved in a discussion on manatee mobility (go here for more on this subject) and the extinction date of Steller’s sea cow Hydrodamalis gigas.

Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006

The big project on British dinosaurs trundles on, I’ve been writing lately about the giant Gallotia lizards of the Canary Islands, and an alleged recent manatee sighting off the coast of Washington State has caused me to become involved in a discussion on manatee mobility (go here for more on this subject) and the extinction date of Steller’s sea cow Hydrodamalis gigas.

The small, recently extinct, island-dwelling crocodilians of the south Pacific Darren Naish 2006