A Tasmanian man is facing allegations of illegally trading the eggs of endangered birds.
Stephen Michael Blakey, 63, appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Wednesday facing 15 charges under federal environmental laws.
The charges include seven counts of importing CITES specimens, four counts of exporting regulated native specimens, three counts of exporting CITES specimens and one count of possessing non-native CITES specimens.
The Granton man did not enter a plea to the offences, which were allegedly committed between October 2019 and July 2024.
Blakey has been charged under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
Prosecutors allege he breached international wildlife protection treaties by trading in protected bird eggs.
Court documents allege Blakey imported protected bird eggs and exported others through Penguin on Tasmania’s north-west coast.
He is also accused of keeping non-native protected species at his home north of Hobart.
The charges relate to alleged breaches of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known as CITES.
Blakey was granted bail and the case adjourned to March 24, 2026.
