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, Australian authorities said on Thursday (Feb 20).
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00:00Dozens of false killer whales stranded on a remote Tasmanian beach will be euthanized
00:08after bad weather and the isolated location hindered rescue efforts.
00:12Last night's operations were suspended at approximately 7.30pm and as we announced yesterday
00:19following expert veterinarian advice and assessment it was deemed that euthanasia was required
00:25for animal welfare reasons.
00:28The conditions that the team faced yesterday in attempts to re-float the whales proved
00:32very challenging and in fact dangerous to our staff in those prevailing conditions.
00:38More than 150 endangered false killer whales, a species of dolphin named for their resemblance
00:44to killer whales, were found stranded this week on Tasmania's northwest coast near Arthur
00:50River about 400km from Hobart.
00:53On Thursday morning, 27 dolphins were euthanized while another 38 still alive were scheduled
01:00to be put down later in the day.
01:02Meanwhile, 25 died naturally overnight.
01:06Officials described the rescue operation as highly complex due to the remote location,
01:11harsh ocean conditions and difficulties in transporting specialist equipment to the site.
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