MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday. Marine experts including veterinarians were at the scene near Arthur River on Tasmania’s northwest coast, a Department of Natural Resources and Environment statement said.

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.

More than 150 suspected false killer whales have become stranded on a beach in Tasmania's far north-west. Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment confirmed the whale stranding, saying 157 of what appeared to be false killer whales were stranded on a beach near Arthur River.

A group of more than 150 whales have stranded near Arthur River in Tasmania, with marine conservation experts responding.

Dozens of dolphins have died after a pod of more than 150 stranded on a remote beach in Australia's southern island of Tasmania, environment officials said Wednesday.It is reasonably common for pods of false killer whales to strand themselves on Australia's beaches.

The dolphins or false killer whales were found on an isolated beach in northwest Tasmania. About 136 are alive, but authorities say it will be a challenge to refloat them.

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