More than 150 cetaceans have been stranded near the north - westerly backsheesh of Tasmania , and the Marine Conservation Program recall even those currently still alive are unlikely to be keep open .

The stranding occurred on a beach near Arthur River , a hamlet with a universe of just 32 . Nearby town such as Marrawah are larger , but are still lacking in suitable equipment for address strandings . Onlookers can sometimes do more harm than skilful in event like this and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service haveannounced on Facebookthat the relevant area of the beach and nearby encampment are shut to the public . To complicate issues further , there is an fighting bushfire response in the area .

" The minute a whale or mahimahi string , the clock of survival of the fittest begin tick . The longer they remain on realm , the less of a chance they may have to be successfully returned , ” Dr Vanessa Pirotta of Macquarie University said in astatement .

“ We do n’t yet empathize why heavyweight and dolphin strand . Tasmania has endeavor to be a hotspot location for seeing multitude strandings like this . Perhaps it ’s the geographical fix , which make it unmanageable to navigate around . This is just one of many theory that may help understand why this happens . "

The species of the stranded animal has yet to be confirm , but they are thought to befalse killer giant , ( Pseudorca crassidens ) , which are in reality a type of dolphin whose skull shape sometimes creates confusion with orcas . False killer whale are highly social ( includingwith other coinage ) and shape tumid pods , although this is large even by their standard .

There have been no false sea wolf hulk strandings in Tasmania for around 50 years , but other species strand on the Island frequently , including 480 pilot whales in 2020 , of which about100 were saved .

More recently , another pilot burner whale strandinginvolved 230 hulk , just Clarence Day after 14 sperm whales were stranded in the state . lately last twelvemonth , three prominent whale ground on Flinders Island , also part of the state .

The remoteness of the locating delayed their find until deep on Tuesday , and the dolphins are think to have been strand for 24 - 48 hours . At least half the animals are thought to already be beat , and the Marine Conservation programme hasstated : “ It ’s currently expected all stay active whales will be euthanised . ”