Extinction Declared by 1768
- When
- 1768
- Where
- Bering Island, last refuge of the species
Brandt concluded that by 1768, twenty-seven years after European discovery, the species was extinct; the Bering Island article confirms hunting to extinction by 1768.
Brandt concluded that by 1768, twenty-seven years after the species had been discovered by Europeans, it was extinct. The Bering Island article likewise states that the manatee-like sea cows, which fed on the kelp beds surrounding the island, were hunted to extinction by 1768. The precise month and day of the final extinction are not recorded in the supplied sources, so the legacy row's January 1 date cannot be substantiated.
Sources
- Steller's sea cow Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
- Bering Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
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