Now . . .
Animals shown in white no longer exist, yellow-outlined species (or closely related forms ) survive, but not in Alaska; the rest still dwell there.
Extinct Animals
Survivors
not now living in Alaska
Survivors
still living in Alaska
Woolly Mammoth
Wapiti or Elk
Moose
American Mastodon
Musk Ox
Caribou
Ground Sloth
Yak
Dall Sheep
Large Horned Bison
Horse
Human
Stag Moose
Saiga Antelope
Beaver
Camel
Badger
Alaska Tundra Hare
Woodland Musk Ox
Ferret
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Short-faced Bear
Brown Lemming
Lion-like Cat
Grizzly Bear
Saber-toothed Cat
Wolf
Lynx
Wolverine
Red Fox
Arctic Fox
What happened to all these creatures?
Painting by Jay Maternis, Courtesy of The Smithsonian Institution