In this aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2014, and provided by NOAA, some 35,000 walrus gather on shore near Point Lay, Alaska. Pacific walrus looking for places to rest in the absence of sea ice are coming to shore in record numbers on Alaska’s northwest coast. CREDIT: AP/ NOAA An estimated 35,000 walrus have come ashore in record numbers on a beach in northwest Alaska for lack of better ground.