Townsville's stinger nets are set to be re-installed at popular Townsville beaches this week.Acting Mayor Ann-Maree Greaney said contractors removed ...

Australian wildlife officers have made the difficult decision to euthanize 90 false killer whales stranded on a remote beach ...

The whales can weigh anywhere between 500kg to 3,000kg and some had sunk into the sand where they were stranded.

More than 150 whales were found stranded near the Arthur River on the island’s west coast late ... “It’s not often clear why whales strand, but they have been stranding for many centuries ...

Wildlife authorities in Tasmania have decided to euthanise the surviving false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach ...

It is the third mass stranding in the last five years on the west coast of the Australian island. Officials said ... although the species is known to strand. It wasn't clear what may have caused ...