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

More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania, with rescue crews trying to save the majority of the large dolphins that survived the ordeal,

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