Flaco is dead. Long live Flaco. In case you were unaware, one of the most whimsical and curious stories in the recent memory of New Yorkers came to an abrupt and sad end last Friday, February 23. A ...

Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from his vandalized Central Park Zoo enclosure in February 2023, had high levels of rat poison in his system and was suffering from "severe herpesvirus" that ...

Flaco the Owl, whose high-flying adventures captivated Big Apple dwellers for more than a year after his escape from the Central Park Zoo, was ravaged by herpesvirus and a toxic soup of four different ...

Penny Lane's latest feature documentary “Wild Inside,” about the Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco who escaped from the Central Park Zoo, generating a global following and launching a million memes, will ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Danny Lewis will never forget seeing Flaco the owl with his now-wife in Central Park, well before he had the owl permanently etched on his left arm. Looking up at the “goofy” bird ...

Under Flaco’s favorite trees in Central Park and across the city, New Yorkers spoke of what the bird and his unlikely year of freedom meant to them. Flaco inspired a devoted following in New York City ...

New Yorkers are mourning the loss of Flaco, the beloved Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo a year ago and has flown freely around the city since. Admirers of the iconic creature took ...

Ornithologists and conservationists say humans can take key steps to make urban environments less hazardous for our avian friends Lauren Oster Visitors left notes, photos and mementos at the base of ...

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said ...

Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl reportedly listened in with great interest at a human couple mid-breakup beneath his tree in Central Park. (photo by and courtesy Jacqueline Emery; all images are featured ...