Conservation Regulator is investigating a report from March 2025 of two birds being shot and injured with a nail gun in Carnegie. The information came from an anonymous call to Victoria Police. Shooting birds with a nail gun is cruel and illegal and puts the community at risk.

The Conservation Regulator is urging anyone with information to report anonymously to Crime Stoppers Victoria online or call 1800 333 000.

All wildlife is protected in Victoria under the Under the Wildlife Act 1975. It is illegal to hunt, take, destroy, injure, or interfere with wildlife without an authorisation.

Offences carry a maximum penalty of more than $9,870 and/or six months in prison for each offence.