- Sea experts gave up hope for more than 150 false whales killers who became stranded on a remote beach on the Australian island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday.
- Adverse ocean and weather conditions for days predicted have prevented the whales to be saved on Wednesday. The animals were constantly refraining.
- False killer whales are actually one of the biggest members of the Dolphin family. This is the first order of false whales killer in Tasmania since 1974.
Marine experts gave up hope of salvation more than 150 false whales killers stranded on a remote beach on Australian island state of Tasmaniaofficials said on Wednesday.
Experts, including veterinarians, were at the scene near the Arthur River on the northwestern coast of Tasmania, where 157 whales were discovered on Tuesday afternoon on the exposed Surf beach, the Natural Resources and the Environment said.
Adverse ocean and weather conditions that prevented the whales rescued on Wednesday, forecast for days persistent, said the controller of the Shelley Graham incident.
“We were in the water this morning and moved and tried to refalled two whales, but we had no success because the conditions of the ocean did not allow animals to cross the break. The animals were continuously restrained,” Graham said in a statement.
Marologist Kris Carlyon said the survivors would be euthanized.
This photo provided by the Natural Resources Department and the Tasmania environment shows a part of more than 150 false whales killers who became stranded on a remote beach near the Arthur River in the Australian island State of Tasmania on February 19, 2025. (Nre via AP)
“The longer these animals are not stranded, they suffer longer. All alternative options were not successful,” Carlyon said.
The department said there were 136 survivors on Wednesday morning, but that the estimate was revised at 90 within a few hours.
The inappropriateness of the beach, the ocean conditions and the challenges to obtain specialized equipment in the remote area have complicated the answer.
The young whales weighed only 1,100 pounds, while adults weighed 3.3 tons. Despite their name, false killer whales are one of the biggest members of the Dolphin family.
Marologist Kris Carlyon said the surviving animals would be euthanized. All other options proved to be unsuccessful. (Nre via AP)
The Brendon Clark Correct Officer said that our first false whale killers in Tasmania had been the first since 1974. This was the base of more than 160 whales that landed on the beach near Stanley on the northwest coast. Layers in Tasmania are Usually pilot whales.
Clark refused to guess why the latest pad might have stranded. The slats of dead whales would be inspected on clues, he said.
The reconnaissance of a helicopter on Tuesday afternoon found that there were no other whales within 6 miles from a stranded subtime, he said.
Some could have been stranded as much as 48 hours until Wednesday.
Rijeka resident Arthur Jocelyn Flint said her son had discovered stranded whales around midnight as he hunted a shark.
The fake killer whales were stranded on a remote beach near the Arthur River in the Australian island state of Tasmania. (Jocelyn Flint through AP)
She said she went to the scene in the dark mornings and returned after dawn, but the whales were too big to contact them again.
“The water rose immediately and threw it. It only died, they sank into the sand,” Flint said on Wednesday morning. “I think it’s too late.
“It’s a little baby. One end, there’s a lot of big ones. It’s sad,” she added.
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202. 230 pilot whales stranded Further in the south, on the west coast at the Macquarie port.
The greatest massive ranks in Australian history occurred in the same port 2020 when 470 pilot whales were stuck on sand strips. Most beach whales died on both occasions.
The reasons of blue are not clear. The reasons could include disorientation caused by loud sounds, diseases, age, injuries, fleeing predators and strong weather.
