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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Michael Kras
08 Dec 2020

A coyote was spotted in Hamilton’s Confederation Park

Be careful out there, Hamilton: following some warnings from the city issued a few weeks ago, coyotes are indeed being spotted in different locations throughout the city. In fact, Instagram user @mkir...

Michael Kras
26 Oct 2020

Coyotes are being spotted around Hamilton

Lions and tigers and… coyotes? The City of Hamilton has put out a warning that there have been some coyote sightings throughout the city recently, urging residents to take care and stay safe. “Coy...

Craig Clark
16 Oct 2020

Hamilton man is a contestant on this year’s season of The Bachelorette

29-year-old Hamilton resident and wildlife manager Blake Moynes made a roar as a contestant on the first episode of the new season of The Bachelorette on Tuesday. It was revealed that he broke one o...

Craig Clark
29 Apr 2020

Falcons gave birth to chicks on top of Hamilton’s Sheraton Hotel

A local family grew a little larger over the last couple of days. Two peregrine falcons that are nesting on top of the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Hamilton had chicks. According to the Hamilton Falconw...