Mass strandings have been occurring since the times of Aristotle — back then, they were considered a gift from the gods as the stranded whales and dolphins were a rich source of food and oil ...

Arthur River, Australia - 19, 2025 A mass stranding of 157 false killer whales near Arthur River has ended in tragedy, with ...

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

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

The animals remained beached for over 48 hours before experts made the difficult decision to begin euthanasia operation.

A pod of false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Tasmania’s West Coast have been euthanised. The stranding in ...

More than 150 false killer whales beached themselves during a mass stranding near Arthur River in Tasmania, Australia on ...

In Tasmania, efforts to rescue more than 150 stranded false killer whales face dire challenges due to remote location and bad weather, leading to the euthanasia of dozens. The endangered dolphins, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that got stranded on a ...

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

But worst of all is the Baiji, a species of freshwater river dolphin, as scientists now believe that it is functionally extinct due to the lack of recent verified sightings. Being as large as they are ...