Pinguinus

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

At least one species, the great auk (Pinguinus impennis), is now extinct because of overexploitation.

The Arctic~ geography, climate, ecology, and people 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.

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