Farmer Fined $34,000 for His Role in Mass Koala Deaths

Published on February 24, 2024

An 85-year-old farmer has been handed a $34,000 (US$22,300) fine for his role in the deaths of 74 koalas in Victoria’s southwest. James Troeth on Feb. 23 pleaded guilty in Warrnambool Magistrates Court to four animal cruelty offences over the land clearing incident in Cape Bridgewater. He had purchased the 62-hectare blue gum plantation in early 2019 with plans to clear the land for livestock farming. Troeth built a 1.8m-high fence around the site and between December 2019 and January 2020, his hired contractors used bulldozers to knock down the gum trees.  It was only after repeated concerned calls to Wildlife Victoria and the RSPCA that authorities attended the property in February 2020....

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