22-04-2017 02:31 via alaskapublic.org

Four men sentenced over 500 hours community service for 2015 walrus killings

Four Point Hope men have been sentenced for the 2015 illegal killing and waste of walruses on the Arctic Slope.
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The announcement came yesterday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Adam Sage, Jacob Lane, Guy Tuzroyluk, and Michael Tuzroyluk Jr. were charged with violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The men made two trips to Cape Lisburne on the Chukchi Sea coast in September 2015. They illegally shot and killed several walruses at a haul-out.
They then salvaged only the anima
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