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eppur_se_muova

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3. Carbofuran has also been used to poison lions.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 03:01 PM

Jun 2018

Probably someone was trying to poison some other species -- foxes, coyotes -- by leaving out poison bait, and the eagles took some of the bait. Such activity is definitely illegal.

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Thirteen bald eagles were found dead in a field. This is what killed them [View all] douglas9 Jun 2018 OP

Sad story, hope the guilty person is apprehended. Bluepinky Jun 2018 #1

It may have been a 30 year old container of the crap that rusted and opened. 3Hotdogs Jun 2018 #2

Carbofuran has also been used to poison lions. eppur_se_muova Jun 2018 #3

we need to be careful about how people dispose of it. cab67 Jun 2018 #4