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Here's what NYC building owners can do to prevent fatal bird collisions after the death of Flaco
The steps are relatively easy, and include adding adhesives to windows to help break up reflections.
Flaco's life and death another example of NYC progressivism gone awry
So Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl is dead — killed in a collision with an Upper West Side building Friday, a year after vandals cut the wires on his cage, just inside the...
New Yorkers mourn loss of beloved 'poignant figure' Flaco the owl: 'Painful ending to a glorious year of free flight'
New Yorkers are mourning the loss of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo a year ago and has flown freely around the city since.
Birders flock to catch Flaco atop UWS fire escapes, high-rises
The Central Park Zoo fugitive is on the move.
Billionaire John Catsimatidis trying to get China to loan pandas to NYC: 'I'll even pick them up'
New York City supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis says he is trying to convince the Chinese government to loan out panda bears to the Big Apple's Central Park Zoo.
Sea lion escapes Central Park Zoo enclosure in floodwaters as rain batters NYC
The marine mammal "explored the area" during her impromptu swimming excursion -- but didn't leave the facility's grounds, officials said.
Flaco the escaped NYC owl can remain in the wild, zoo decides
The evasive Eurasian eagle-owl -- who captured New Yorkers' hearts when he flew his vandalized zoo coop more than two weeks ago -- has been coughing up enough fur and...
Flaco the owl still on the lam after vandals cut it loose from Central Park Zoo
He's still winging it. The Eurasian eagle-owl liberated from his Central Park Zoo enclosure by vandals earlier this week was spotted Saturday not far from home. Flaco -- whose name...
'HOO-Dini' owl on the loose after vandalism at Central Park zoo enclosure
The Eurasian Eagle-owl named Flaco was discovered missing from the Central Park zoo after someone cut the mesh on its enclosure
Val Kilmer continues his incredible career
Cindy Adams has more on — now voiceless — Val Kilmer, "whom I’ve long known, entertained, loved and whose current Amazon documentary is heart-stopping."
Central Park Zoo 'bird man' sparks standoff with police
An emotionally disturbed man hopped into a bird enclosure at the Central Park Zoo Sunday, perching himself on some rocks — and sparking a four-hour standoff with police that ended...
Will the Trumps bring pandas to Central Park?
Maybe they can name the first one Don Don. The organizers of a campaign to open a panda pavilion in Central Park have reached out to Donald Trump’s sons for...
Carolyn Maloney is throwing a party — for pandas
A local politician isn’t giving up on her obsession to bring giant pandas to the Big Apple — even as critics are bam-booing her plan. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn/Queens), who...
It could happen in NYC: Zoos prepared to use deadly force
Gotham’s zoos are loaded for bear — with weapons on hand and specially trained marksmen ready to take out ferocious animals in case a human life is at risk. At...
NYC parents are spending $50K for strangers to hang with their kids
As the shiny black 2015 Yukon Denali with tinted windows, leather bucket seats and DVD screens pulls up to the curb, an impossibly handsome blond prepares to hop out. But...
Central Park Zoo’s snow leopard cub enjoys first snow day
Winter is finally here, and these cool cats are lovin’ it. Central Park Zoo’s adorable snow leopard cub, 6-month-old Malala, pounced on her mom Tuesday as the two enjoyed the...
10 historic moments from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
One of the most vaunted holiday traditions in America, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, will take over Manhattan for the 88th time on Thursday. The parade’s history is a long...
2 grizzly bears move to the Central Park Zoo
These grizzly bears are really a couple of hams at heart. Betty and Veronica, whose antics have amused millions at the Bronx Zoo since 1995, are moving to the Central...
Lawmaker hopes to bring a new Chinese panda to NYC
New York City Rep. Carolyn Maloney is embarking on an exploratory trip to China next week in the hopes of bringing the first panda in nearly 30 years to the...
Singapore bans book based on Central Park Zoo’s 'gay' penguins
Singapore is putting the freeze on a children’s book about the Central Park Zoo’s “gay” penguin couple — by taking copies from libraries and destroying them. The country’s National Library...