Seems like there is no good solution to this situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/science/california-barred-spotted-owls.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oE0.rmwm.NDpnM4NCg4au&smid=url-shareOpen linkView original on lemm.eeFlaco update this morning. Cities are full of hazards for birds of prey. It was nice to think of Flaco being free and living his best life, but he would have been safer in the zoo. I still can’t say that seems like the better option. The enclosures for owls always seem so small in zoos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/nyregion/flaco-owl-central-park-zoo-death-cause.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.CNaD.WMORc7tiAty2&smid=url-shareOpen linkView original on lemm.eeSad news this morning. I know he faced many dangers in NYC, but had hoped he’d survive. 😢
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/nyregion/flaco-owl-central-park-zoo-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X00._5qc.5C9VJwo2oQVZ&smid=url-shareOpen linkView original on lemm.eeHere is an article from The New York Times about a Eurasian Eagle Owl that escaped a zoo and was living in Central Park. Lots of great photos!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/nyregion/flaco-owl-central-park-zoo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SU0.HVZ2.xIv0heDo-oMU&bgrp=g&smid=url-shareOpen linkView original on lemm.ee