Mar 31, 2015

southeast USA: Humans may be Responsible for the Extirpation of Porcupines...from the Southeast

A North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) rests in a tree in Montreal's BioDome | photo by J. Glover

The fascinating blog GeorgiaBeforePeople by scientist Mark Gelbart is about early natural history in and around the present-day U.S.A. state of Georgia. This post is about the early decimation of porcupine populations in the region :-(
Humans may be Responsible for the Extirpation of Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) from the Southeast | GeorgiaBeforePeople