- Michael Kras
- Posted 2 weeks ago
Hamilton confirms first case of bat rabies for 2025
Hamilton public health has identified its first local case of bat rabies for 2025. The city received confirmation of the first positive rabid bat found locally since August 2024, and a Hamilton resi...
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- Michael Kras
- 31 Dec 2024
Hamilton’s Royal Botanical Gardens looking for Christmas tree donations
Got a real Christmas tree you’re hoping to get rid of? Rather than tossing it to the curb, Hamilton’s Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) may have a more practical solution. The RBG is seeking a maxim...
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- Michael Kras
- 16 Aug 2024
Hamilton confirms first case of bat rabies for 2024
The City of Hamilton is informing residents that the first known positive rabid bat has been confirmed for 2024, with a resident treated by healthcare providers due to exposure. Hamilton public heal...
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- Michael Kras
- 27 Jun 2024
Warnings of ‘territorial’ coyote at Hamilton conservation area
Hamilton hikers are being advised of a ‘territorial’ coyote spotted at Eramosa Karst Conservation Area. A release from the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) warns of a coyote ‘showing ...
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- Michael Kras
- 19 Mar 2024
Hamilton’s peregrine falcons at Sheraton Hotel lay first egg of 2024
Hamilton’s iconic peregrine falcons have laid their first egg of 2024 and set a new record. The update has been provided by the Hamilton Community Peregrine Project: an organization that track...
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- Michael Kras
- 19 Apr 2022
Hamilton becomes sixth Canadian city to get ‘bird-friendly’ designation
Hamilton has just become one of six Canadian cities to earn a ‘bird-friendly’ designation from Nature Canada. The organization created its Bird-Friendly City certification program in response ...
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- Michael Kras
- 24 Jan 2022
Lily, the Downtown Hamilton peregrine falcon, has died
Heartbreaking news has emerged that Lily, one of the treasured peregrine falcons who resides in Downtown Hamilton, has passed away. Lily has lived atop the Sheraton Hotel in Jackson Square for years a...
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- Michael Kras
- 08 Dec 2021
Oversized goldfish have been found in Hamilton Harbour
Hearing that goldfish have been found in Hamilton Harbour doesn’t sound like much of a big deal; that is, until you find out that those goldfish are an absurdly larger version of what you’d typica...
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- Michael Kras
- 30 Aug 2021
Hamilton reptile zoo recovers lost lizard after over two months
More than two months ago, Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo in Hamilton sounded the alarm and asked residents far and wide to keep their eyes out for Markhor: a 3.5 feet long Nile monitor lizard who went mis...
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- Michael Kras
- 14 May 2021
Hamilton confirms first case of bat rabies in 2021
Hamilton public health has confirmed its first known instance of a bat testing positive for rabies for 2021. This is the first time a rabid bat has been found in the city in nearly two years, the last...
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