Insecticide blamed for the deaths of 200 native birds, including wedge-tailed eagles

Environment officials are unsure whether the poisoning of the birds in north-east Victoria was an accident

An insecticide is likely to be behind the deaths of almost 200 native birds in north-east Victoria, environment officials believe.

Dead wedge-tailed eagles found near Violet Town in August led the state’s environment department to find more – along with hawks and falcons – on a nearby property.

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