Walrus Invasion: 35,000 Come Ashore in Alaska
Photo Credit: APPacific walrus that can’t find sea ice for resting in Arctic waters are coming ashore in record numbers on a beach in northwest Alaska.
An estimated 35,000 walrus were photographed about 8km north of Point Lay, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Point Lay is an Inupiat Eskimo village 482 km southwest of Barrow and 1,126 km northwest of Anchorage.
The enormous gathering was spotted during NOAA’s annual arctic marine mammal aerial survey, spokeswoman Julie Speegle said by email.
The survey is conducted with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the agency that oversees offshore lease sales.
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