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Tasmanian authorities begin euthanising stranded whales

Attempts to refloat the surviving animals proved ‘challenging’ and ‘dangerous’

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Whales may be left on beach after grim euthanasia call

Wildlife authorities have been forced to euthanise dozens of false killer whales after a mass stranding involving 157 at a rugged beach.

AAP · Feb 20, 2025

Video: Mass stranding sees more than 150 false killer whales wash up on Australian beach

More than 150 false killer whales — a species of dolphin — lay on a remote beach in Australia's island state of Tasmania in a mass stranding event on Wednesday, 19 February.

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Whale carcasses towed out to sea after mass stranding on Tasmania's west coast

Days after more than 200 whales became stranded on a remote beach on Tasmania's west coast, authorities complete the mammoth task of towing the carcasses — together weighing between 500 and 600 tonnes — out to the deeper waters of the Indian Ocean.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

Most whales removed from Tasmanian beach

The majority of more than 200 whales that washed up on a western Tasmanian beach have been removed, after rescuers successfully floated a few more.

AAP · Sep 24, 2022

Tas whale stranding mission to scale down

There are no more surviving pilot whales following a mass stranding at a beach on Tasmania's west coast as plans to dispose of about 200 of the dead ramps up.

AAP · Sep 23, 2022

2 more whales die in Australia as stranding deaths reach 200

Two more whales have died in Australia after a handful that had been refloated a day earlier stranded themselves again

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Tasmanian whale rescue turns to disposal operation as researchers hope for clues to stranding tragedy

The whale rescue effort on Tasmania's west coast now turns to the gruesome task of disposing of the animals which could not be saved — and, unlike two years ago, the bodies won't be left to decompose where they lay.

ABC News · Sep 22, 2022

Saving whales beached near Strahan helping rescuers through an emotionally taxing effort

Saving the whales stranded on Tasmania's west coast is emotionally taxing work, but helping even a few has kept the team pushing through, rescuers say.

ABC News · Sep 22, 2022

Whales stranded for second time in Tassie

A number of beached pilot whales have become stranded for the second time in a week, as rescuers attempt to free the last three surviving animals.

AAP · Sep 22, 2022