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CTV News
12-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Weed-eating goats return to Lethbridge for another summer of yum
The City of Lethbridge has rehired 205 weed-eating goats to graze various neighbourhoods in the summer of 2025 The goats of summer are back in Lethbridge for another weed-eating season. The city posted the news on its social media Thursday, 'The great grazin' goats (not their official title…) are eating their way through leafy spurge, wormwood and thistle,' they wrote. 'It's their seventh annual tour of duty in Lethbridge.' The goats will be herded between three different communities over the coming weeks, starting with two weeks at Indian Battle/Botterill Bottom Parks until June 23. Lethbridge goats, June 12, 2025 Over 200 goats will be grazing various Lethbridge parks this summer, their seventh season of weed eating. (Karsen Marczuk) Then, they move to Alexander Wilderness Park from June 23 through July 7, followed by Pavan Park from July 7 to 21. On Aug. 6, they'll repeat the cycle, spending a week in each location to clean up any regrowth that occurs. The goats have done such a good job over the past six years, their area of coverage may be expanded, a parks spokesperson said. 'After six years, spurge in their typical grazing areas is coming up very sparse,' says Jackie Cardinal, Parks Natural Resource Coordinator. 'So, we might be able to move their buffet into the Nature Reserve, north of the train bridge, for a few days, like we did last year.' The goats are looked after by a skilled herder and a team of dogs, who help guide them and keep them safe from predators. While the dogs are friendly, residents are asked to keep their dogs on a leash away from the herd to allow the goats to do their jobs. For more information on the grazing goats, go here.
The South African
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
Cape Town nature reserves free to visit this weekend
The City of Cape Town will once again host its City Nature Challenge this coming weekend from Friday, 25 April to Monday, 28 April, 2025. This means that the City will once again allow free access to its nature reserves during the weekend. The City Nature Challenge is an annual global event where members of the public are encouraged to capture photos of plants and animals found in nature reserves around their city and to then upload their observations on the iNaturalist app. 'This is the 10th anniversary of the City Nature Challenge, and the theme for 2025 is 'Bring the Globe Together for Biodiversity'. This challenge is about documenting the wildlife in our city. All that is required of residents when contributing an observation is to take a photo and upload it onto the iNaturalist app.' the City's Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews said. Participants can download the free iNaturalist app from the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone) and sign up via this link: The following Cape Town nature reserves will offer free entry from 25 to 28 April: Blaauwberg Nature Reserve Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve Botterblom Nature Reserve Bracken Nature Reserve Durbanville Nature Reserve Edith Stephens Nature Reserve False Bay Nature Reserve Harmony Flats Nature Reserve Helderberg Nature Reserve Steenbras Nature Reserve Table Bay Nature Reserve Tygerberg Nature Reserve Uitkamp Wetland Nature Reserve Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve Wolfgat Nature Reserve Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
