Leslie Owen Collier – Bald Eagle Killer
Posted on | November 12, 2009 | No Comments
In 1995 Leslie Owen Collier was a turkey farmer in Missouri. Collier was upset that coyotes were invading his turkey farm and eating his turkeys. He decided that a good way to kill the coyotes was with poison. He chose an illegal poison called Furadan. Collier mixed the Furadan with ground beef so he could kill the coyotes.
Other creatures from nature also feasted on the meat. By the time Collier was done he picked off a red-tailed hawk, a raccoon, seven coyotes, a great horned owl, and three bald eagles. He was convicted of a felony for killing the bald eagles. As a result of the conviction, he could no longer own a gun.
He went through the process of getting a pardon so he could restore his rights of citizenship. In November 2008, George W. Bush pardoned Collier. Note that since the early 1970s, Bush pardoned the fewest people per term of any President. Odd that he would pardon this guy. Guess Collier never got charged with illegal possession of Furadan.
Leslie Owen Collier killed three American Bald Eagles with the illegal poison Furadan.
Tags: american bald eagles > bald eagle > furadan > george w bush > getting a pardon > great horned owl > illegal possession > leslie owen collier > red tailed hawk > turkey farmer
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