At dusk the other night, I flew to Central Park to see my old friend Flaco. “Oh,” Flaco said, nodding his feathered head in the direction of a newsstand. “Looks like I’m on the cover of the Post again ...

On February 2, 2022, vandals cut a hole in Flaco’s stainless steel mesh enclosure, and this now-famous owl who had been on display in the Central Park since 2010, made his escape. Having been raised ...

Owls have beguiled humans forever. And it’s easy to see ourselves in a chubby little homebody who ditched his one-room apartment for the great outdoors. By Michiko Kakutani Once upon a time, there was ...

NEW YORK -- New York City's beloved owl Flaco is getting his very own exhibit at The New York Historical, called "The Year of Flaco." The exhibit opens Friday, Feb. 7 and runs through July 6. It ...

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 ...

Flaco lived in the Central Park Zoo for nearly his entire life. When he broke free, he somehow managed to hunt. We don’t have many details about Flaco’s upbringing or life in captivity, and the ...

More than a year after someone ripped his enclosure open, New York City's most popular owl Flaco is still flying free. On Feb. 2, 2023, Flaco, an Eurasian eagle owl, escaped from the Central Park Zoo ...

Just over a year ago, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captivated the hearts of New Yorkers when he fled from a Central Park Zoo enclosure after it was vandalized. Flaco, dubbed “one of New York’s Flyest” ...

The Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo, was an inspiring sight for his many fans in his year of freedom “He had an adventurous spirit of curiosity about what lay beyond,” said ...

Flaco, an owl that gained notoriety after escaping from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo a year ago, has died, according to a statement released by the zoo yesterday. The bird's death was due to ...

New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue attempts, Flaco has settled in quite nicely to his new expansive home — and he ...

Eurasian eagle owl spotted in midtown since escape as zoo staff try to lure Flaco back by leaving food out for him A Eurasian eagle owl named Flaco escaped New York’s Central Park zoo on Thursday ...