Outdated Victorian environment laws failing wildlife: report Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The killing of hundreds of wedge-tailed eagles in Gippsland and the deaths of dozens of koalas during the bulldozing of a plantation are two examples of how Victoriaâs environment laws are failing to protect the stateâs wildlife. In a report released on Monday by the Humane Society International and Environment Justice Australia, conservationists decry the stateâs outdated laws as being part of the problem facing wildlife rather than a means to protect it.