Flaco’s escape led to the surprising decision by the Central Park Zoo to let him roam free—at least for now
in 2013, but after a brief stint wandering a nearby neighborhood in Washington, D.C. he was caught and returned.Zoos routinely release animals that they’ve rehabilitated into the wild, including manatees and sea turtles, and they breed animals for release, as they’ve done withBut Flaco, unlike some zoo animals, is a rare candidate for remaining outside the zoo: He doesn’t pose a risk to public safety, he’s shown he can hunt on his own, and he’s not an endangered species.
Other risks to the animal may include car strikes, accidental poisonings, or electrocution from overhead wires, which are also some of the owl’s top threats in itsNeither the AZA nor its European equivalent, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, keep statistics on zoo escapes or animal thefts. But both groups require that zoos run security drills to prepare for such incidents as part of their accreditation requirements.
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