Satisfying an outraged community, a man has been charged over the deaths of more than 130 wedge-tailed eagles found poisoned near Tubbut in Victoria’s far east.
The 136 dead birds were discovered on a Tubbut area property in April, and it is alleged that the East Gippsland man used poisoned baits to kill the protected birds between October 2016 and April 2018.
A Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning spokeswoman said the accused had been arrested, charged and bailed.
He is facing two charges under the Wildlife Act 1975 and has been released on bail to face court at a later date.
