‘Wild Inside’ takes off with saga of Central Park owl
By Stephen Schaefer
Published on August 2, 2026.
Penny Lane, a devoted bird watcher, has made a documentary about the true story of Flaco, a 13-year-old Eurasian eagle owl who was mysteriously freed from his cage at New York's Central Park Zoo and learned to hunt and survive in the wild. Flaco died a year later, a year after being poisoned by the small animals he ate and injuries sustained after apparently striking an Upper West Side building. Lane used extensive data from the American Zoological Association to learn about Flaco's origin and his family tree. The film, "Wild Inside," also raises over $15,000 to donate to the Wild Bird Fund, New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center.
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