03-10-2015 02:46 via alaskapublic.org

FWS builds case against those suspected in walrus deaths

Federal authorities say the death of some of the walruses at a haul-out site in northwest Alaska were caused by humans, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes it has identified those responsible.
Walrus found dead and decapitated near Cape Lisburne. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
However, the U.S. attorney’s office, in a statement Friday afternoon, said charges have not been filed so far and the investigation continues. The statement said no further information on the inve
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