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.

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

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

More than 150 endangered false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania.

The animals are part of a pod of 157 whales that beached near Arthur River, a township in Tasmania. What caused them to beach ...

Over 150 animals, thought to be false killer whales, have stranded themselves in Tasmania. It is unlikely that any will ...

More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania, with rescue ...

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

More than 150 false killer whales stranded on Tasmania beach - Ninety whales were still alive on Wednesday but refloating ...

The whales can weigh anywhere between 500kg to 3,000kg and some had sunk into the sand where they were stranded.

Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them.