After escaping from a Central Park Zoo enclosure, Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl, has eluded various rescue attempts. Zoo officials were once uncertain about his survival in the wild, but Flaco has ...

A Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco sits in a tree in Central Park in New York City on Feb. 6. It escaped after its enclosure at the Central Park Zoo was vandalized, and it's now hunting for itself.

Gladys, a Eurasian eagle owl, died after flying away from her trainer in 2021. She was hit by a car and didn't get to the zoo's medical staff in time.

The Eurasian eagle-owl. With large talons, distinctive ear tufts and a wingspan of up to 79 inches, this larger owl species is not native to North America, according to the Wildlife Conservation ...

A tragic fate befell a Eurasian eagle-owl earlier this year when it flew away from its handler during a demonstration at the Minnesota Zoo. The incident, which occurred in April, was outlined in ...

On-the-lam Flaco the owl can remain in the wild, thanks to his killer instincts, Central Park Zoo officials say. The evasive Eurasian eagle-owl — who captured New Yorkers’ hearts when he flew ...

In the Netherlands, where Eurasian eagle-owls have been kept as pets, some have escaped. And according to Marjon Savelsberg , an owl researcher there, a lot of those birds “return to the wild ...

The Eurasian eagle owl is one of the larger owl species with a wingspan of up to 79 inches, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. It has large talons and distinctive ear tufts.

The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the larger owl species with a wingspan of up to 79 inches, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. They have large talons and distinctive ear tufts.