Pilot Whales

Close to 200 whales stranded on Australia beach die despite rescue efforts

Only about 35 of the marine mammals remained alive out of the 230 found a day earlier.

Around 200 pilot whales die on surf-swept Australia beach

Just 35 of the approximately 230 whales discovered on the beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania are alive and rescuers are trying to release the animals into the water, officials say.

Australia investigates death of 14 whales in mass stranding

More than a dozen young male sperm whales die on a remote beach in Tasmania state, officials say, with a biologist linking the incident to "misadventure".

Efforts under way in New Zealand to rescue dozens of stranded whales

New Zealand’s Department of Conservation said the pod of 49 long-finned pilot whales was found at Farewell Spit, about 90 kilometres north of South Island’s tourist town of Nelson.

Scores of pilot whales die after beaching in New Zealand

New Zealand Department of Conservation said several pilot whales stranded and died on the country’s North Island.

Rescuers forced to euthanise whales in Australia's worst mass beaching

An estimated 470 whales were discovered beached on the shore and sand bars along the remote island state of Tasmania. Veterinary teams are assessing a few more distressed whales for more mercy killings "based on animal welfare grounds."