More than a dozen kangaroos have been found dead on the Australian south coast in a suspected mass slaughter.

New South Wales Police have launched an investigation after 14 dead kangaroos were found across two sites near Batemans Bay on Saturday morning.

Officers were called to the Long Beach area at around 7am after reports a number of kangaroos had been killed.

They located five adult kangaroos and one dead joey in Blairs Road and Sandy Place.

Officers were later informed of a further seven adult kangaroos and one joey found dead in the Maloneys Beach area.

The bodies have been removed by authorities, and initial inquiries suggest they may have been deliberately killed.

Police are examining CCTV footage from the area and have interviewed multiple witnesses.

Police have appealed to the public to help identify the drivers of two white four-wheel-drive vehicles seen around Blairs Road and Sandy Place at Long Beach and Maloneys Drive, as well as Hibiscus Close at Maloneys Beach, between 10pm on Friday and 12.30am on Saturday.

Related posts:

Who is the father of Dubai princess ‘being held hostage’ – and what are his UK connections? Germans told Oxford jab ‘is not second class’ – with some reluctant to have it over fears of side effects Refugee camp ‘womb’ for new generation of IS extremists as killings surge Hundreds of spiders crawl into garage seeking shelter from Australian floods Helicopter carrying Colombian president shot at, leaving bullet holes in fuselage Sprinter who won bronze at World Championships in London dies ‘in car crash’ aged 24 South Africa squad in isolation as three players test positive for COVID ahead of Lions tour Putin says Russian navy ‘can detect any enemy’ and fire ‘unpreventable strike’ if needed Belarusian sprinter Krystina Tsimanouskaya arrives in Warsaw to seek refuge At least 17 killed and groom injured in lightning strike on Bangladesh wedding party Venice to demand tourists pre-book city visit on app to tackle tourist overcrowding Myanmar’s shadow government calls for nationwide revolt against military leaders