(CNN) — More than 150 whales are stranded off the coast of Tasmania, Australia, according to local authorities. The state’s Marine Conservation Program said Tuesday a total of 157 animals had become ...

Midday: Calmer conditions have assisted firefighters and downgraded the risk to West Coast communities — however, four battlegrounds remain a concern. In an update provided by Tasmania Fire Service, ...

Ninety surviving false killer whales that were stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania will be euthanised, authorities have said.

A woman was hiking on a popular trail over the weekend when she was confronted by what she described as 'disgusting behaviours'.

Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness Area and its ancient Huon pine trees are under threat as 17 rapidly growing bushfires ...

The bushfires on Tasmania's west coast have now burned nearly 95,000 hectares in hard-to-access terrain. Here's how that ...

The so-called poo problem has gotten so out of control, Queensland National Parks started handing out $464 fines to tourists for inadequate "bush toileting". Meanwhile, rangers in Tasmania ...

A state-of-the-art catamaran reveals a stretch of Tasmania’s rugged southern coastline that few visitors get to see.

As camping and caravanning have become more popular for Australian families, particularly over the summer holidays, campsites ...

The Tasmanian town of Zeehan and other coastal communities are in the path of bushfires, with the residents of one tiny town ...

Standing atop a mountain, looking out over Port Davey — an inlet of the Southern Ocean in southwestern Tasmania — Pete ... coastline in Southwest National Park. It is part of a sprawling ...