False killer whales - which are in fact a dolphin - are typically deep-sea dwellers, and are one of the rarest marine mammals ...

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 ...

Attempts to 'refloat' the whales have failed due to poor weather A huge group of false killer whales are expected to be euthanized after being stranded on a beach on Tasmania's coast. On Tuesday ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials ...

WesPac Fishery Management Council discussed updates on false killer whale stocks, among other issues relating to Marine ...

Conservation specialists are working to save the 90 remaining alive. False killer whale strandings in Tasmania are rare, with the last one occurring more than 50 years ago. In this photo provided ...

The mass stranding event involved 157 false killer whales in the first such stranding of the species in the state in about 50 years.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania ...

Despite its name, the false killer whale is a highly sociable species of dolphin. These animals, which can grow up to 6m long, live in large pods, making them more susceptible to mass strandings.

(NRE via AP) In this photo provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, a woman inspects a whale after more than 150 false killer whales have become stranded ...