Department liaison officer Brendon Clark said the stranding was the first by false killer whales in Tasmania in since 1974. That was a pod of more than 160 whales that landed on a beach near Stanley on the northwest coast. Strandings in Tasmania are usually pilot whales.

Dozens of false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in the Australian state of Tasmania will be euthanised after bad weather and the isolated location hampered efforts to push them back into the waters,

Over 150 false killer whales, a species of dolphin, were stranded on a Tasmanian beach. LeeAnne Lowry. More Videos. Intense dashcam video shows cars plummet off an overpass