Sometime around the turn of the 20th century, the sea mink disappeared from the coasts of New England and maritime Canada forever. Its loss came during a rush of North American extinctions like the passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet, but many today have never even heard of it.

My latest for Smithsonian:
#wildlife #maine #extinction

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-life-loss-and-lore-of-the-sea-mink-180987400/