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Man jailed for 14 days for killing 406 eagles
A 59-year-old man from New Zealand has received 14 days in jail and a fine of $2,500 for poisoning 406 Wedge-tailed Eagles in Victoria, Australia. The farmhand claimed to have obeyed orders from another man to destroy the birds. He poisoned over 400 of the birds of prey and buried their carcasses over a two-year period. The eagles had been preying on lambs. The maximum penalty for such a crime under the Victorian Wildlife Act is six months in jail and an $8,000 fine, plus an $800 fine for each animal killed, which in this case could have amounted to $330,000. The guilty man's sentence was reduced because he had notified police of his actions himself, pleaded guilty immediately, and helped authorities investigate the killing.
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