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

Australian wildlife officers have made the difficult decision to euthanize 90 false killer whales stranded on a remote beach ...

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, ...

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

More than 150 endangered false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania.

Attempts to 'refloat' the whales have failed due to poor weather A huge group of false killer whales are expected to be euthanized after being stranded on a beach on Tasmania's coast. On Tuesday ...

Three key House moderates told The Hill on Wednesday that they are still not on board with the chamber’s budget resolution, ...

After existing efforts to save the aquatic animals, Australian authorities are euthanizing 90 beached whales stranded on ... for animal welfare reasons," Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service ...

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

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