4 Charged With Illegally Killing Walrus, Causing Stampedes

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

4 Charged With Illegally Killing Walrus, Causing Stampedes

By DAN JOLING, ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sep 19, 2016, 8:14 PM ET

Federal prosecutors in Alaska have charged four men with killing walrus gathered on the state's northwest shore last year, removing the animals' ivory tusks and leaving the meat to waste.

Prosecutors say the four residents of the village of Point Hope twice caused several hundred walrus to stampede, knowing that smaller animals in the herd could be crushed.

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Only Alaska Natives who live in the state may hunt walrus. Prosecutors say all four men were qualified to take marine mammals for subsistence purposes.

Walrus killed only for ivory is considered wasteful and head-hunting is illegal.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/charged-illegally-killing-walrus-causing-stampedes-42208836

[Judi Lynn]

1. Tried to find a photo of these gentlemen, nothing available, did find a great walrus photo:

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[GoDawgs]

2. Happy Birthday! Have a mackerel cake!

This is much better than a picture of the walrus killing dweebs

[hedda_foil]

3. Is that walrus really covering its eyes and blushing at the attention? It's a hilarious photo.