Jail over killing of wedge-tailed eagles in a Victorian first

By Simone Fox Koob
September 25 2018 - 12:00pm
A wedge-tailed eagle is found shot and dumped in Black Range State Forest, near three other dead birds, in 2017. Photo: DELWP
A wedge-tailed eagle is found shot and dumped in Black Range State Forest, near three other dead birds, in 2017. Photo: DELWP

A man accused of killing hundreds of wedge-tailed eagles in Victoria's east has been handed the first custodial sentence for the destruction of protected wildlife in the state after he pleaded guilty to the crime.

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