The main challenges include unfavorable ocean and weather conditions, the inaccessibility of the beach, and the difficulty in transporting specialist equipment to the remote area. These conditions have made it impossible to successfully refloat the whales, leading to a decision to euthanize the survivors to prevent further suffering.

Euthanasia is being considered because the prolonged stranding causes significant suffering for the whales. The longer they remain stranded, the more they suffer due to their bodies being crushed by their own weight and the inability to successfully refloat them in the current conditions.

Possible reasons for the stranding include disorientation caused by loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators, and severe weather conditions. However, the exact cause of this specific stranding is not yet clear and will be investigated further.

This event marks the first stranding of false killer whales in Tasmania since 1974, making it a rare occurrence. Typically, strandings in Tasmania involve pilot whales.