Tag: False killer whales

• Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 15:19 UTC

  Pod of 157 false killer whales stranded in Tasmania; most died and survivors have to be euthanized

  

  Australian authorities have confirmed that 67 of the 157 false killer whales stranded on a remote beach on Tasmania’s West Coast overnight Tuesday/Wednesday have died. Parks and Wildlife’s Shelley Graham said on Wednesday afternoon that the surviving whales remain in “unfavorable” conditions, with attempts to refloat two of them unsuccessful, meaning euthanasia is a strong solution.