New York City Mourns Death of Beloved Owl Flaco

Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that captured the hearts of New Yorkers a year ago after escaping from the Central Park Zoo, died Friday after colliding with a building. “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,” the Wildlife Conservation Society said in a statement Friday. “The downed owl was reported to the Wild Bird Fund...