Cruel end for koala

ASKED why he shot a koala, stuffed it and hung it on a wall in his home, a Victorian man told investigators it was “something to do”.

The Kilmore man found the koala on the side of a road and shot it with a .22 rifle, Seymour Magistrates Court was told on April 27, in a case recounted by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning yesterday. The man took the corpse and stuffed it himself before mounting it on a wall.

The man denied charges in court but a magistrate found him guilty.

He was placed on a good behaviour bond.