A false killer whale breaches close to a research dinghy. Fast forward six years to 2021, and we were fortunate to be contacted again by the BBC, this time for their Mammals series.

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 ...

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In short: The 90 surviving false killer whales that stranded on a beach in Tasmania's far north-west will be euthanased for their welfare after several unsuccessful attempt to refloat them.

Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that became stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania.

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — A false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) was spotted off the waters of Glan town in Sarangani province, which is part of the 215,950-hectare ...

More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a beach in the state of Tasmania, with rescue teams now scrambling to save those still alive, Australian environment officials have said.

Whale of a time. False killer whales spotted off Israel’s coast for 2nd time this year Marine mammal expert says the species, a kind of dolphin, has been seen closer to shore over past 3 years.

Slaughter of the gentle giants: 90 false killer whales are to be euthanised after mass stranding on remote Australian beach. By JAMES REYNOLDS and AP . Published: 03:33 EDT, 19 February 2025 ...

However, these are false killer whales, and it is our first large mass stranding of these animals in around 50 years,” Brendon Clark from Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) said on Wednesday.