Carcasses of 19 beheaded mammals found on the coast of Beringia National Park - with their penile bones cut out.
Some carcasses of the walruses were taken away by villagers and eaten, it is understood. Picture: Andrey Gynon
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The walruses were shot then beheaded, suggesting they were also killed for their tusks. The bulucums of the Pacific creatures had been extracted - penile bones which are used as an amulet to boost potency. Tusks can be used for carving.
Park inspectors Andrey Gynon and Vyacheslav Semykin found the sickening sight during a patrol in Mechigmensky Bay.
The walruses were shot then beheaded, suggesting they were also killed for their tusks. Pictures: Andrey Gynon
Local police did not find any criminal action in the incident, it was reported. Nevertheless a criminal investigation was opened by prosecutors in Chukotka, the most easterly region of Russia.
A rookery of some 400 walruses is at Cape Gytrytkyn, to the east of the site of the slaughter.
Park inspectors Andrey Gynon and Vyacheslav Semykin found the sickening sight during a patrol in Mechigmensky Bay. Picture: The Siberian Times
The value of the damage was put at 400,000 roubles, around $6,000.
Some carcasses of the walruses were taken away by villagers and eaten, it is understood.
Archeologists discovered a new stone bracelet, two sharp pins, a marble ring and fox tooth pendants.
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