Washington opens criminal investigation into walrus deaths

The federal government has opened a criminal investigation into the death of 25 Pacific walrus found on an isolated northwest Alaska beach.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Crystal Leonetti says agency investigators have not returned from the site at Cape Lisburne but that the case is now in the hands of the U.S. Attorney office.
Initial reports last week said the walrus had been shot but the Fish and Wildlife Service refused to speculate on the cause of death until agency personnel ha