Department liaison officer Brendon Clark said the stranding was the first by false killer whales in Tasmania in since 1974. That was a pod of more than 160 whales that landed on a beach near Stanley on the northwest coast. Strandings in Tasmania are usually pilot whales.

Australian wildlife officers have made the difficult decision to euthanize 90 false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania, after rough ocean conditions made it impossible to refloat them.

In a struggle for survival, the heartbreaking sounds of the mammals’ labored breathing and faint high-pitched cries for help echo in a distressing video filmed Tuesday.

The surviving whales are part of a pod of 157 that beached near Arthur River, in the island’s northwest. The rest died shortly after stranding.

Australian wildfire officers have been forced to make a difficult decision after 150 false killer whale floated to a remote beach in Tasmania, Australia.As reported by CNN, the whales were seen near the Arthur River on the island’s

EXCLUSIVE: More than 150 false killer whales have been euthanised after a mass stranding on a remote beach in Tasmania, Australian, earlier this week – a marine expert fears they may have followed eac