Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing 157 false killer whales that stranded on a remote Australian beach.

Department liaison officer Brendon Clark said the stranding was the first by false killer whales in Tasmania in since 1974.

The animals are part of a pod of 157 whales that beached near Arthur River, a township in Tasmania. What caused them to beach ...

After 157 false killer whales were stranded on a Tasmanian beach, experts said only 90 have survived. Following a few failed ...

Authorities say 90 false killer whales will be euthanased following unsuccessful refloating attempts. It follows the ...

In a struggle for survival, the heartbreaking sounds of the mammals’ labored breathing and faint high-pitched cries for help ...

Wildlife authorities are euthanasing what remains of a false killer whale pod that stranded itself on Tasmania's west coast, ...

More than 150 cetaceans have been stranded near the north-western tip of Tasmania, and the Marine Conservation Program thinks ...

Australia has begun euthanising the false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania. Authorities said they had ...

The whales can weigh anywhere between 500kg to 3,000kg and some had sunk into the sand where they were stranded.

Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them.