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

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

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

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 ...

The last time so many false killer whales were stranded in Tasmania was 50 years ago in June 1974 when a pod of 160 to 170 were found at Black River beach on the island’s northern coast. It’s ...

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

Wildlife authorities in Tasmania have decided to euthanise the surviving false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on the state’s northwest coast after rough ocean conditions made it ...

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.

MELBOURNE, VIC — More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday. Marine experts including veterinarians ...