#Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl whose escape from the #CentralParkZoo & subsequent life on the loose in #Manhattan captured the public’s attention, died Fri night after apparently striking a building on the Upper West Side, ofcls said.
The #Wildlife#Conservation Society, which operates the #zoo, said in a statement that Flaco had been found on the ground after hitting a building on West 89th Street.
Building residents contacted the #WildBirdFund, a #rescue org, whose staff members responded quickly, retrieved him & declared him dead a short time later, the society said.
#Zoo employees took him to the #BronxZoo, where a necropsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. He would have turned 14 next month.
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