"The mammoth was basically done in by climate change. The last ones survived on Wrangel Island, north of Chukotka, until 3,700 years ago. According to Eveny mythology, mammoths scooped up dirt with their tusks to form the first dry land."
Alex Shoumatoff is an American journalist and author known for long-form reporting in major publications, including Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. He has written multiple books on environmental and social subjects. He was born on November 4, 1946.