Tasmania has seen a series of mass whale strandings in recent years - including the worst in Australian history, involving almost 500 pilot whales, in 2020. Authorities asked members of the public to avoid the site - about 300km from the city of Launceston - as there are bushfires burning in the area and limited road access.

More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania, with rescue crews trying to save the majority of the large dolphins that survived the ordeal,

The animals appear to be false killer whales, according to Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service have responded to a mass whale stranding on the state’s West Coast near Arthur River.

Hopes are fading for more than 150 false killer whales that are beached on Tasmania's remote west coast, a notorious hotspot for mass strandings.

The group of 157 whales were first spotted by locals near Arthur River, south of Marrawah, on Tasmania's west coast on Tuesday.