UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan — Flaco, the owl who escaped his enclosure from the Central Park Zoo, has died after an apparent collision with a building on the Upper West Side.
The Central Park Zoo released a statement Friday saying,
We are saddened to report that Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl discovered missing from the Central Park Zoo after his exhibit was vandalized just over a year ago, is dead after an apparent collision with a building on West 89th Street in Manhattan.
Flaco was set free last February after his exhibit was vandalized and the stainless steel mesh was cut.
Initially there were efforts to recapture him, but he surprised many with his ability to hunt for food, and it was decided to let him remain free.
The zoo says it is still hoping for an arrest on the vandalism to his cage.
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