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Recent News

• Hamilton coyote became too comfortable in city (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - March 14, 2009)

• Spring Babies Arrive Early in Spite of Weather - March 12, 2009

• People crossing - animals adjusting to city life (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - February 28, 2009)

• Squirrels looking for shelter during cold winter - interview with HWC Technician Kevin Strunga (recorded from CBC Radio Montreal - February 9, 2009)

• Cool cat still up for grabs (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - January 24, 2009) - read original article

• The squirrel that came in from the cold and invaded my home (reprinted from the Montreal Gazette - January 28, 2009)

• Cat warms up after two days stuck in tree (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - January 17, 2009)

• HWC helps save stray cat (reprinted from a Guelph Humane Society news release - January 16, 2009)

• Managing urban wildlife - interview with HWC President Bill Dowd (recorded from Talk 820 Hamilton - January 12, 2009)

• Coyotes 'coming in to the city' (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - January 9, 2009

• HWC Assists Hamilton/Burlington SPCA with Cat Rescue - November 7, 2008

• Raccoons can catch and spread the flu, researchers say (reprinted from CBC News - November 5, 2008)

• HWC Staff Participate in 2008 Ride for Diabetes Research - November 2, 2008

• HWC Welcomes New Vice President, Operations & Finance -
  November 1, 2008

• Grazing Skunks Running Amok (reprinted from the Guelph Tribune - October 31, 2008)

• HWC Educates McGill University Students About Urban Wildlife - October 28, 2008

• HWC Supports Oakville & District Humane Society "Critters Gone Country" Fundraiser - October 19, 2008

• Humane Wildlife Control Supports "Howl-o-ween Pawty" for Burlington Humane Society - October 18, 2008

• HWC Sponsors Association of Animal Shelter Administrators of Ontario (AASAO) Conference - October 17, 2008

• Be wary of raccoons (reprinted from a letter to the editor of the Hamilton Spectator - October 1, 2008) - read the article

• Raccoon disease boy battles blindness (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - September 29, 2008)

• TV Interview re. Raccoon Roundworm (broadcast on CH TV - September 26, 2008)

• Raccoon Roundworm Case in Hamilton (reprinted from a press release issued by Hamilton Public Health Services - September 26, 2008)

• Humane Wildlife Control Sponsors Hamilton/Burlington SPCA Wiggle Waggle Walkathon - September 7, 2008

• HWC Sponsors Ottawa Humane Society Wiggle Waggle Walkathon - September 7, 2008

• Increase in mosquito population means more bats as summer ends (reprinted from the Mountain News - August 29, 2008)

• Raccoon may never eat peanut butter again (reprinted from the Oakville Beaver - August 23, 2008)

• Bats, and lots of them (recorded from 610 CKTB in Niagara - August 15, 2008)

• Wild animals in the middle of town make for a Love-Hate Relationship (reprinted from Canadian Wildlife Magazine - July-August, 2008)

• 2-Minute Job Shadow with HWC President Bill Dowd (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - August 8, 2008)

• Farmer wants Grimsby to allow coyote hunting (reprinted from the St. Catharines Standard - August 7, 2008)

• More Mosquitoes, More Bats (reprinted from Oakville Today - August 7, 2008)

• August Bat Month for Humane Wildlife Control (reprinted from St. Catharines Standard - August 7, 2008)

• Press Release - Increase in Mosquito Population Means More Bats this Month - August 5, 2008

• Urban Wildlife are Not Pets (reprinted from the Guelph Humane Society's "Printed Paws" Newsletter - July 2008)

• Dealing with outdoor pests - CBC News interview with "The Experts" (reprinted from CBC News website - July 7, 2008)

• Humane Wildlife Control Supports Dog Walk for Cambridge Humane Society - June 23, 2008

• HWC Supports Niagara Falls Humane Society Wiggle Waggle Walkathon - June 1, 2008

• Some ways to keep unwanted critters at bay (reprinted from the Montreal Gazette - May 28, 2008)

• HWC Supports 15th Annual Pooch Promenade for Burlington Humane Society - May 25, 2008

• Humane Wildlife Control Supports Guelph Humane Society's Wiggle Waggle Walkathon - May 25, 2008

• Tips on keeping wildlife out of urban gardens (reprinted from the Guelph Advertiser - May 16, 2008)

• Bond between mothers is stronger than a vent cover (reprinted from the Motherlode website - May 12, 2008)

• HWC Congratulated as Better Business Bureau "Accredited Business" for over 15 years (letter from the Better Business Bureau - May 12, 2008)

• Those noisy babies in the attic gotta go (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - May 12, 2008)

• Things you should know about wildlife control in urban environments (reprinted from the Hamilton Downtown News - May 2008)

• Look but don't touch baby wildlife (reprinted from the Guelph Tribune - May 9, 2008)

• Press Release - Urban Wildlife Can be Cute, But They're Not Pets -
  May 6, 2008

• HWC Thanked by Hamilton-Burlington SPCA During National Volunteer Week (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - May 3, 2008)

• Don't let the bats or the bedbugs bite (Letter to the Editor reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - May 2, 2008)

• Urban Wildlife Seminar in Guelph - how to wildlife-proof your home - May 1, 2008

• Sleeping with the enemy - bedbugs scuttle from children's nursery rhyme to public health concern (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - April 29, 2008)

• Humane Wildlife Control Proud to Partner with Ottawa Humane Society - April 29, 2008

• South-end residents dealing with smelly problem - skunks (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - April 17, 2008)

• Friend or Foe? - Issues with Urban Wildlife (reprinted from the Durander Community Newsletter, Hamilton - Spring 2008)

• They are invading our space like never before (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - April 5, 2008)

• First Baby Raccoons of 2008 Take a Bath! - March 27, 2008

• Humane Wildlife Control Added to Better Business Bureau "Honour Roll" - March 14, 2008

• Retirement Community Newspaper Highlights Problems with Geese

• Press Release - Despite Winter Weather, Mother Nature Knows Spring is Coming - March 12, 2008

• HWC Provides Snow Shovelling Services to Residents (A-Channel Ottawa - March 11, 2008) (Note: 9.4 Mb video)

• Press Release - Wiarton Willie and Winter Storms Won't Stop Urban Wildlife Babies - February 4, 2008

• Seal your house, give your dog dignity back (Letter to the Editor printed in the Mountain News - January 25, 2008)

• The battle between mice and man (reprinted from the Mountain News - January 18, 2008)

• In a snug warm house, it's endless summer for mice (reprinted from Montreal Gazette - January 14, 2008)

• Brandon faces rabid skunk outbreak (reprinted from The Globe and Mail - January 4, 2008)

• Research Warns of Increased Incidents of Raccoon Roundworm Infection (reprinted from the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association's "Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin" - Volume 24, No. 1 - Spring/Summer 2006

• Five bats infected with rabies (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - December 1, 2007)

• Raccoon real victim in lovers' triangle (reprinted from the Ottawa Sun - November 19, 2007) and Letter to the Editor in response (November 22, 2007)

• Humane Wildlife Control receives Corporate Sponsor Award from City of Niagara Falls - November 6, 2007

• HWC Supports Howl-o-ween Pawty Fundraiser for Burlington Animal Services & Burlington Humane Society - October 27, 2007

• Humane Wildlife Control sponsors "Critters Gone Country" fundraiser for Oakville & District Humane Society - October 14, 2007

• HWC Supports 3rd Annual K-W Humane Society's "Dogtoberfest" Fundraiser

• HWC Supports Hamilton/Burlington SPCA Rhinestone Cowboy Ball - October 12, 2007

• US, Canada battle rabies (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - October 1, 2007)

• HWC Featured in Profile Kingston Magazine (reprinted from Profile Kingston - September 12, 2007)

• Bats have the highest rabies infection rates (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - September 7, 2007)

• Pesky pigeons perturb core dwellers (reprinted from the St. Catharines Standard - September 7, 2007)

• She survived rabies, now she wants to give animals loving care (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - September 4, 2007) and Letter to the Editor in response (September 10, 2007)

• Profile of The Bat Guys (recorded from 1290 CJBK in London -
  August 29, 2007) Note: file is 5.5 Mb

• Bats in home nothing to fear? (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury -
  August 28, 2007)

• Urban wildlife is here to stay - and it's bat season (reprinted from the Westmount Examiner - August 20, 2007)

• Bats can be beneficial and dangerous (reprinted from the Pembroke Daily Observer - August 17, 2007)

• Batman's big season (reprinted from the K-W Record - August 16, 2007)

• It's that 'batty' time of year in the region (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - August 13, 2007)

• Bat tests positive for rabies (reprinted from the Woodstock Sentinel-Review - August 13, 2007)

• Are there bats in your belfry? (reprinted from The Hamilton Spectator - August 13, 2007)

• Bats in your belfry? (recorded from 610 CKTB in Niagara - August 8, 2007) Note: file is 5.3 Mb

• Radio interview on bat season (recorded from Dave FM in Kitchener-Waterloo - August 8, 2007)

• Press Release - Bats in house mean more living upstairs - August 7, 2007

• Urban Neighbours (recorded from CBC Radio's "The Hidden City" - July 30, 2007 Note: file is 12.3 Mb

• Sticky situation - raccoon gets head stuck in can (reprinted from the Milton Canadian Champion - July 27, 2007)

• Don't leave it to beaver (reprinted from Canadian Gardener - Summer 2007)

• Rabies outbreak south of Montreal worries officials (reprinted from CBC News online - July 16, 2007)

• Warmer winter weather a boon for urban critters (reprinted from The London Free Press - July 16, 2007)

• Les animaux sauvages arrivent en ville! (reprinted from L'actualité - the French version of Maclean's magazine - June 15, 2007)

• Bat bite can cause rabies (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - June 6, 2007

• Things get tricky when raccoons invade (reprinted from the Montreal Gazette - June 4, 2007)

• Humane Wildlife Control Sponsors Niagara Falls Humane Society's "Wiggle Waggle Walkathon" - June 3, 2007

• Humane Wildlife Control Removes Raccoon from Coast Guard Rescue Vessel - May 31, 2007

• HWC Sponsors Burlington Humane Society's "Pooch Promenade" - May 27, 2007

• Squirrels and the damage they can cause (recorded from CHRW in London - May 25, 2007) Note: file is 8.8 Mb

• At least rabbits don't damage your home's structure (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - May 14, 2007)

• HWC Speaks at K-W Humane Society Seminar on "Living with Wildlife" - May 9, 2007

• Alberta man dies from rabies after bat bite (reprinted from the Globe and Mail - May 10, 2007)

• HWC Sponsors Elephant Waltz Fundraiser for African Lion Safari - April 21, 2007

• Humane Wildlife Control sponsors K-W Humane Society's Easter BARKfest - April 7, 2007

• Wildlife earn him a living (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator
  - March 26, 2007)

• Warm winter for wildlife breeding (reprinted from the Niagara Falls Review - March 15, 2007

• HWC makes presentation at Niagara Falls Humane Society's March Break Camp - March 14, 2007

• Warm December leads to early arrivals for baby squirrels (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - March 13, 2007)

• Mothers and Babies Can Cause Significant Damage (recorded from CHML in Niagara - March 12, 2007)  

• First Squirrel Babies Found in Niagara (recorded from 610 CKTB in Niagara - March 12, 2007)  

• Press Release - Baby squirrels found in attic - March 12, 2007

• Alberta man bitten by rabid bat ignored symptoms (reprinted from the Globe and Mail - March 5, 2007)

• Mild January gets animals in the "loving mood" (recorded from 1290 CJBK in London - February 5, 2007) 

• Mild days may come back to bite us (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - February 2, 2007)

• Rats! A warm winter may not be so hot after all (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - January 15, 2007)

• 'It's a pretty freakish winter, that's for sure' (reprinted from the Niagara Falls Review - January 6, 2007)

• Owl causes a bit of a flap in chimney (reprinted from the Montreal Gazette - January 4, 2007)

• Council urged to ban body-gripping traps (reprinted from the Guelph Mercury - December 30, 2006) - view page 2 of article

• HWC helps United Way in Burlington - December 12, 2006

• Man pleads guilty for trapping raccoons (press release from the Ontario SPCA - December 6, 2006)

• HWC President Interviewed on AM 640  

• Humane Wildlife Control Makes Presentation to "Junior Vet Club" - November 11, 2006

• HWC Supports Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - November 9, 2006

• A No-Mouse House (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - November 4, 2007)

• Halloween fright night gives the bat a bad rap (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - October 30, 2006)

• Letter to the Editor re. Skunk Rabies (reprinted from the Montreal Chronicle - October 24, 2006)

• Humane Wildlife Control Makes Donation to Niagara Falls Humane Society Book Sale - October 22, 2006

• HWC Sponsors Burlington Animal Shelter / Animal Aid Open House & "Howl-O-Ween Pawty" - October 21, 2006

• Rabid Bat Found in Simcoe (reprinted from Simcoe Regional News - October 18, 2006)

• Fern Hill School 1, prowling owl nil (reprinted from the Burlington Post - Sept. 27, 2006)

• HWC Supports 17th Annual Wiggle Waggle Walkathon for the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA - September 10, 2006

• Smelly Intruder Nabbed in School (reprinted from the Burlington Post - Sept. 8, 2006)

• Bats Take Over Attic (reprinted from the K-W Record - August 31, 2006)

• Humane Wildlife Control President Wrestles with a Giant Rat (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - August 22, 2006)

• HWC Sponsors Fort Erie Humane Society Golf Tournament - August 19, 2006

• HWC Participates in K-W Humane Society "Animaniacs Camp" - August 18, 2006

• News - HWC Distributes Peanut-Free "Bear Paws" Cookies from Dare Foods at Events

• Press Release - Humane Societies & SPCA's Educate Children About Urban Wildlife - August 14, 2006

• Rabid Bat Found in Baby's Room (reprinted from Toronto Star - August 9, 2006)

• Beware of the bats; Forget Batman, these creatures are best left alone and can pack a nasty, infectious bite (reprinted from St. Catharines Standard - August 4, 2006)

• Press Release - August Brings Increased Risk for Rabies - July 31, 2006

• HWC Makes Presentation at Niagara Falls Humane Society's "Animaniacs Camp" - July 14, 2006

• Humane Wildlife Control Sponsors Burlington Animal Shelter Open House - June 24, 2006

• HWC Sponsors Cambridge Humane Society "Poochie Power Walk" - June 17, 2006

• Humane Wildlife Control Sponsors Ottawa Humane Society Golf Tournament - June 15, 2006

• HWC Sponsors Guelph Event for Humane Education Funding - June 12, 2006

• Dealing with Skunks (reprinted from Cambridge Times - June 8, 2006)

• Humane Wildlife Control Sponsors London Humane Society "Bark in the Park Walk-a-thon" - June 4, 2006

• Reeking Havoc - Beware of Skunks (reprinted from Harrowsmith Country Life magazine - June 2006)Raccoon found with can stuck on head - May 31, 2006

• HWC Sponsors K-W Humane Society "Wiggle Waggle Walkathon" - May 28, 2006

• Humane Wildlife Control make presentation in Stratford on dangers of bats - May 17, 2006

• Humane Wildlife Control participates in Niagara Falls Humane Society "Wiggle Waggle Walkathon" - May 7, 2006

• Experts on bats coming to Stratford (News Release from the Perth District Health Unit - May 5, 2006)

• "Dirty Jobs" - A Feature on Humane Wildlife Control (reprinted from Hamilton-Halton Biz magazine - Spring 2006)

• Humane Wildlife Control participates in "Elephant Waltz" Fundraiser for Cambridge & District Humane Society - April 22, 2006

• Humane Wildlife Control Staff Support Hamilton/Burlington SPCA - April 8, 2006

• Press Release - Raccoon and Squirrel Babies Found in Attics -
  March 16, 2006

• Homeowners beware: critters heading your way (reprinted from the Hamilton Spectator - February 3, 2006)

• Press Release - Early Breeding Season - February 2, 2006

• Press Release - Name Change - December 1, 2005

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