Flaco, the owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo last year and transitioned to life as a free New Yorker, had lethal levels of rat poison in his system when he died last month — a problem ...

the rat poisons and the injuries Flaco suffered after flying into a building might have all contributed to the 13-year-old Eurasian eagle owl’s death. “Sadly, they’re all things that we’ve ...

The owl is believed to have been hit by a car after consuming rat poison, which is a common occurrence, according to the rehabilitation clinic treating the bird. Rodent poison is a threat to many ...

“I believe this owl was hunting roadside and got struck by ... This typically is caused by rat poison," the Executive Director and founder of Congress of the Birds Sheida Soleimani said.

Massachusetts lawmakers want to restrict a type of rat poison that is particularly dangerous to birds, pets and wildlife.

A male barn owl keeps watch out of a barn owl box from The Owl Box Company in Madera. The birds serve as a solution for farmers combating rodents like gophers and rats on their farms and the owl boxes ...