Editing Whidbey Island (section)

=== Ancient extinct fauna ===
During the [[Last Glacial Period]], the [[Salish Sea]] region was populated by [[Mastodon|American mastodon]], [[Columbian mammoth]], [[Bison antiquus|''Bison antiquus'']], [[giant ground sloth]], [[Oncorhynchus rastrosus|saber-toothed salmon]], ''[[Camelops]]'' (camels), and other animals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-03 |title=WA Megafauna |url=https://salishmagazine.org/wa-megafauna/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Salish Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> There is evidence in the shorelines of the island of mammoth hunts by Indigenous peoples extending beyond the formation of the major coastlines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-23 |title=Mammoth find |url=https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/mammoth-find/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Whidbey News-Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The Island County Historical Museum currently possesses mammoth tusks which were unearthed by soil erosion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-22 |title=New museum exhibit highlights 120,000 years on Whidbey |url=https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/new-museum-exhibit-highlights-120000-years-on-whidbey/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=South Whidbey Record |language=en-US}}</ref>