Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl Flaco Had Rat Poison In System At Death

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from the Central Park Zoo more than a year ago and died last month, had rat poison and a pigeon virus in its system at the time of its death, according to asurround a tree as a memorial to Flaco the Owl in Central Park in New York City on Feb 26, 2024.

Bronx Zoo veterinary pathologists determined Flaco had the “severe” pigeon herpesvirus from “eating feral pigeons that had become part of his diet,” and said the four different rodenticides in his system “are commonly used for rat control in New York City.”released the day after Flaco’s death, Bronx Zoo pathologists said the initial findings were “consistent with death due to acute traumatic injury,” but noted they still had to identify “underlying factors” that could have contributed.

Flaco’s illness and death from the mix of toxins “underscore the hazards faced by wild birds, especially in an urban setting,” the Zoo said in its Monday release.14. That’s how old Flaco would be turning this month if he were still alive, the New York Timesin February 2023 after a stainless steel mesh surrounding his exhibit was cut and vandalized.

 

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