Authorities are assessing 27 pilot whales and one humpback whale which have been found stranded on a remote beach south of Mallacoota.
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The Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria are currently responding to the whales that have been washed ashore on a remote section of coast in the Croajingolong National Park.
The whales were spotted by a private aircraft around 4pm on Saturday, November 27.
An incident management team has been tasked to conduct thorough assessments throughout today and tomorrow (Wednesday and Thursday).
“We are responding and assessing the situation after a member of the public reported the incident to us around 4pm Saturday afternoon,” incident controller Michael Turner said.
“We had flown in experienced staff including a wildlife expert by helicopter to conduct an initial assessment late in the afternoon and they have found that unfortunately most of the whales have died, with the few remaining not expected to survive.”
The DELWP said the location is classified as a remote and natural area which is likely the whales will be left as they are.
“The whales are in a very remote part of the Croajingolong National Park that is only accessible on foot,” Mr Turner said.
“We will continue to keep the community informed as more information comes to hand, but encourage people to steer clear of the area for safety reasons and to ensure the efforts of crews are not impacted,” he said.
