{"id":803170,"date":"2021-09-22T17:29:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T21:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=803170"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T21:29:33","slug":"hoo-dunnit-central-parks-beloved-barry-the-owl-had-lethal-levels-of-rat-poison-in-her-system-when-she-flew-into-a-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hoo-dunnit-central-parks-beloved-barry-the-owl-had-lethal-levels-of-rat-poison-in-her-system-when-she-flew-into-a-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoo-Dunnit? Central Park\u2019s Beloved \u2018Barry\u2019 The Owl Had Lethal Levels Of Rat Poison In Her System When She Flew Into A Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhoo-dunnit-central-parks-beloved-barry-the-owl-had-lethal-levels-of-rat-poison-in-her-system-when-she-flew-into-a-truck%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=803170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1230821442-e1632345231448.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>New York City is mourning the loss of Barry, a beloved barred owl who moved into Central Park in October 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2-year-old bird was killed when she slammed into a Central Park Conservancy maintenance vehicle in early August, and had previously \u201ccaptivated New Yorkers with frequent daytime appearances and performative behavior,\u201d according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10017507\/Central-Parks-owl-Barry-lethal-levels-rat-poison-body-hit-truck.html\"><span>Daily Mail<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In news that is sure to further ruffle the feathers of those adding to the growing memorial for Barry, a necropsy of the owl revealed that \u201clethal\u201d levels of rat poisons were found in her liver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation report, \u201cpotentially lethal\u201d traces of two anticoagulant rat killers, bromadiolone and difethialone, were found, and could have impacted her motor skills, with FWI (Flying While Intoxicated) likely causing her untimely death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we share that a barred owl, a beloved Central Park resident, passed away early this morning,\u201d announced Central Park NYC on Twitter in August. \u201cFlying low, likely in search of a meal, the barred owl made contact with a Conservancy maintenance vehicle at approximately 2:30am. Conservancy staff immediately reported the incident and Urban Park Rangers were contacted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe barred owl\u2019s presence in Central Park brought so much joy, reminding all of us that the Park is a vital greenspace for all New Yorkers, including the wildlife that call it home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7319587628866\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s with a heavy heart we share that a barred owl, a beloved Central Park resident, passed away early this morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AYEV0gXZIr\">pic.twitter.com\/AYEV0gXZIr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Central Park (@CentralParkNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CentralParkNYC\/status\/1423698784836521984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The necropsy was carried out days later, but the report was only made public on Monday after the non-profit news outlet, The City, uncovered the truth via a Freedom of Information Law request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Blunt force trauma ultimately killed the bird, the report said, but the veterinarians who conducted the necropsy speculated that the poisons impaired the two-year-old owl\u2019s motor skills [and] prevented it from avoiding the collision,\u201d the Daily Mail explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe bromadiolone [rat poison] level is potentially lethal,\u201d the report states. \u201cBut it is unclear if it played a role in the death of this owl, i.e. was the anticoagulant affecting the owl\u2019s ability to avoid collision with the vehicle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Barry was described as \u201cCentral Park\u2019s new celebrity bird\u201d by a feature piece in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/17\/nyregion\/central-park-owl-barry.html\"><span>The New York Times<\/span><\/a><span> in November 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Currently known as Barry, the owl has intense black eyes and elegant poufs of white feathers streaked with brown and gray. He looks like a perfect stuffed animal from a high-end toy store,\u201d The New York Times reported, misgendering the winged creature. \u201cBut Barry is also unusual. Though owls are typically nocturnal, he makes regular daytime appearances, and has become something of a performer. Practically vogueing, he stares, preens and swoops into the shallow stream to wash and flick his feathers. Barry will turn his head 270 degrees right and left and up above to check for his archenemy, the hawk. He plucks chipmunks with his talons and devours them, seemingly unfazed by adoring fans and the paparazzi, many of whom have already made him Instagram-famous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As mourners now search for the source of the poison which was found in Barry\u2019s system, New Yorkers are avidly glued to their city\u2019s latest hoo-dunnit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i><i> <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is mourning the loss of Barry, a beloved barred owl who moved into Central Park in October 2020.The 2-year-old bird was killed when she slammed into a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-803170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}