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 ...

More than 150 suspected false killer whales have become stranded on a beach in Tasmania's far north-west.Tasmania's ...

More than 150 false killer whales stranded on Tasmania beach - Ninety whales were still alive on Wednesday but refloating ...

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

Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service have responded to a mass whale stranding on the state’s West Coast near Arthur River.

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Wildlife experts are racing to assess the condition of 157 whales that are stranded on a remote beach, with most of the ...

The animals appear to be false killer whales, according to Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

More than 157 whales have stranded on Tasmania’s West Coast near Arthur River. It appears most are still alive. What we know ...

Unfavourable ocean and weather conditions thwarting rescue efforts are forecast to persist for days and the surviving animals ...