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Flaco the owl’s troubled freedom

It’s more than just a bird's tale; it's a rich commentary on our urban ecosystems and the will to survive

Salon

New York’s latest salvo in the ‘War on Rats’? Birth control

The Big Apple has an estimated 3 million rodents

The Independent UK

NYC Officials Vote to Deploy Contraceptives in War Against Rats

On Thursday, the New York City Council voted yes to a bill aiming to establish a rat contraceptive pilot program that would effectively put rats on birth control.

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‘We all connected over Flaco’: artists turn beloved animals into symbols of their US cities

The biggest cities in the US are mourning animals who fostered a rare sense of connection. Art is preserving their legacies

The Guardian - US

New York’s Flaco the owl had fatal conditions before colliding into building

Beloved zoo escapee had rat poison in its bloodstream and had contracted a serious disease from its diet of pigeon

The Guardian - US

Celebrity Owl Flaco Dies From Illness And Poison Exposure

Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco's death in NYC reveals urban wildlife risks and human impact.

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A year later, Flaco the owl's escape from the Central Park Zoo remains a mystery

Flaco has become one of New York City's most beloved characters, lounging in courtyards and on fire escapes. But it can be easy to forget that his freedom is the result of an unsolved crime.

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The Guardian - UK

Monkeys, bears, binturongs: Britain’s zoo animals escape more often than you might think

Honshu the macaque was returned, like the red panda caught in a greengrocer’s but not the lynx shot dead in a caravan park

The Guardian - UK

Why do middle-aged people love birds so much?

I have become obsessed from afar with Flaco, an owl who fled a zoo in New York nearly a year ago. Over Christmas, I could no longer resist the urge to track him down, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - US

Freedom has been a hoot, but can Flaco the owl survive New York City?

The Eurasian eagle owl has been living in Central Park since escaping the zoo, and just returned from a Lower East Side visit

The Independent UK

Escaped owl may be on a hopeless hunt for love in NYC

‘He is unaware that no mates are anywhere in the region,’ bird expert David Barrett said

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Flaco, New York City's Escaped Owl, Is a Flying Free-Range Metaphor

In just two weeks, he has learned to hunt and survive. There's a lesson there.

Daily Mirror

Flaco the owl grips New York after one month on the run following zoo escape

Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl has become one of Manhattan's most famous residents after escaping its enclosure at New York Central Park Zoo in February

Tribune News Service

Escaped Central Park Zoo owl Flaco will be allowed to remain free, officials say

NEW YORK — Flaco, the Eurasian owl that flew his coop at the Central Park Zoo after someone tore open his habitat will remain a free bird — at least for now, zoo officials said Saturday.

The Independent UK

Flaco the escaped zoo owl can remain in the wilds of NYC

Central Park Zoo officials say they are dropping efforts to capture Flaco, a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped captivity two weeks ago

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: US’s ‘spy balloon’ explanation enough to spark panic

Plus, New Yorkers gawp at an owl living the high life and actors seeking the Oscars spotlight

WEKU

An owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo is still loose — and hunting on his own

The owl escaped after its enclosure was vandalized nearly two weeks ago. Zoo officials were worried he wouldn't be able to hunt and eat because he's used to captivity, but that's no longer a concern.

The Guardian - US

Bergdorf’s, Central Park: Flaco the escaped owl takes a tour of Manhattan

New Yorkers delighted by sightings of Eurasian eagle owl, but staff at the zoo it fled worry about its prospects of survival in the wild

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