Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing 157 false killer whales that stranded on a remote Australian beach.

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

Authorities say 90 false killer whales will be euthanased following unsuccessful refloating attempts. It follows the ...

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

After 157 false killer whales were stranded on a Tasmanian beach, experts said only 90 have survived. Following a few failed ...

The animals are part of a pod of 157 whales that beached near Arthur River, a township on the northern part of the West Coast ...

Wildlife authorities are euthanasing what remains of a false killer whale pod that stranded itself on Tasmania's west coast, ...

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 ...

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

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.