@guardianaustralia: A man has been convicted and fined following the discovery of hundreds of taxidermied and frozen native animals at a property in Victoria. The 74-year-old from Kyneton was sentenced in the Kyneton magistrates court on 20 October after pleading guilty to wildlife, pest animal and animal welfare charges, including illegally possessing and selling wildlife, taking wildlife from the wild without authorisation and failing to meet animal welfare requirements. The Conservation Regulator executed search warrants at the man’s residence and antiques business at Kyneton in April 2025, as part of a major investigation into the illegal wildlife trade.