Dozens of Walrus found with Heads Cut Off in Alaska

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20288060/ns/us_news-environment/t/dozens-headless-walruses-found-alaska/

I am in a village in Alaska.  The people here hunt whale, walrus, seal, fish and caribou as a food supply to last through the winter.

People here are very upset that walrus are being found dead with their heads cut off.  It is a blatant attempt to get ivory.  The meat and fat are left to waste.

The native people of the village need the meat to survive during the winter months.  I am told that below zero is the norm starting in Dec through March.

This is a travesty.

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a dead walrus and the head was off.  Most of the meat was left to rot.

It appears as if someone (natives believe it is white men) is just killing for ivory.  There is great hope in the village that the people who did this will be caught and brought to justice.