Researchers from the University of Tasmania reported that when whaling of the species was banned, only a few hundred ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that got stranded on a remote beach on Australia's island state of Tasmania, officials said on ...

Newborn humpback whales have been found as far south as Tasmania, over 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) from where experts thought mothers typically gave birth.

Six gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay area in the past week, bringing the total number of dead whales to 15 this year as authorities rush to figure out why.

A UNSW-led study published today shows humpback whales are being born much further south than previously thought, with sightings extending as far as Tasmania – more than 1500 kilometres ahead of ...

Members of a protected species of whale have washed ashore in Tasmania, and rescue efforts have not been entirely successful, according to the Guardian. On March 4, 157 false killer whales were found ...

By Sejal Mandal More than 150 false killer whales have been euthanized after a mass stranding on a remote beach in Tasmania, Australia.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – 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 ...

Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia’s Tasmania state The stranding was the first by false killer whales in Tasmania in since 1974.