"Tragic End: Flaco, the Beloved NYC Owl, Dies in Building Collision"

Flaco, the beloved Eurasian eagle-owl who gained fame after escaping the Central Park Zoo, has died in a collision with a building on the Upper West Side of New York City. The Wild Bird Fund suspects that Flaco may have struck a window, and the owl has been taken to the Bronx Zoo for a necropsy. Flaco's escape and subsequent thriving in the city made him a symbol of freedom and resilience, but his death highlights the dangers that urban wildlife face, with thousands of birds being killed in building collisions each year in New York City.