More than 150 counterfeit whales stuck on the beach in Australia Tasmania | Environmental news

Only 90 of the 157 sedentary marine animals seem to be still alive as rescue teams compete against the clock to save them.

More than 150 counterfeit murder whales have been stuck on a beach in Tasmania, with rescue teams being sought now to save those still alive, Australian environmental officials said.

The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment said in a statement on Wednesday that marine experts are on the site of the mass beach near the Arthur River on the northwest coast of Tasmania, about 400 km (250 miles) from the capital of Hobart.

“They are stuck now, we estimate that, 24 to 48 hours,” says Brandon Clark, an officer for contact at the Park and Wildlife Service in Tasmania.

Speaking at a press conference, Clark said that since the 157 fake killer whales, only 90 seems to be still alive. Authorities have not yet determined whether any of the whales can be redirected, he added.

“Trying to redirect animals directly back to this surf would be a challenge and then, of course, it would also be some huge safety risks for our staff and staff,” Clark said.

He explained that the inaccessibility of the beach, the ocean conditions and the challenges of receiving specialized equipment to the remote beach complicate the rescue reaction.

“Now we have our experts on the site who do … everything they can to determine what methodology will be applied to try to find a suitable and humane reaction to this particular very challenging incident,” Clark said.

The local resident, Joselin Flint, said her son had discovered stuck whales around midnight on Tuesday, Associated Press reports.

“Water is growing right and they have ignited. They just die, sank into the sand, “Flint said.

“There are little babies. There are very big ones on one end. It's sad, “she added.

False murderer whales are an endangered species of ocean dolphin, resembling the whales of killer appearance. They can grow up to 6.1 meters (20 feet) and weigh from 500 kg (about 1100 pounds) to 3 metric tonnes (about 6,600 pounds).

Clark said the incident was the first involvement of the species in Tasmania since 1974, when a pod of over 160 landed on a beach near Stanley on the northwest coast of the island.

Clark declined to speculate why the smallest pod could be stuck, but he said the corpses would be tested for clues.

There are several things that can make whales become the beach, including disorientation, diseases, old age, injury, running predators and severe weather.

The state environmental department has warned in a statement that “all whales are protected species, even once died and it is an insult to interfere with a corpse.”