A man has been charged over the deaths of numerous wedge-tailed eagles on a property in East Gippsland.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning revealed on Wednesday a man had been arrested, charged and bailed over the deaths of the protected birds.

"Yesterday, two initial charges were filed, under the Wildlife Act 1975, in relation to the deaths of numerous wedge-tailed eagles in East Gippsland," a statement from the department read.