Australian Man Jailed After Hunting Protected Wildlife

Australian Man Jailed After Hunting Protected Wildlife
A Kangaroo jumps across a golf course in Canberra on October 28, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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An Australian man has been jailed for 18 months and banned from owning dogs for 10 years after he used them to kill and injure native wildlife in the state of Victoria.

The man was convicted and fined $15,000 at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court on Dec. 10 after he admitted to using his three mastiff-cross hunting dogs to track and kill 19 wombats.