24/02/2025
🚨 TRAGIC NEWS FROM TASMANIA 🚨
A heartbreaking mass stranding of 157 false killer whales has unfolded near Arthur River, Tasmania. Despite rescue efforts, extreme conditions have made it impossible to save the 90 surviving whales, forcing authorities to euthanize them to prevent further suffering. 💔
Local witnesses described the gut-wrenching scene: families of whales, including babies, stranded and looking up as if pleading for help. These highly social and intelligent creatures rely on each other, which is why mass strandings like this occur.
The reasons for these beachings are still unclear. Possible causes include disorientation from loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators, and severe weather. With Tasmania seeing some of the world’s worst whale strandings, we must push for more research, stronger marine protections, and global action to prevent these tragedies.
