On May 25, 2023, NAR received three baby barn owls that had traveled from Colorado to Watsonville hidden in a hay truck. They were about four weeks old. The next day, another baby barn owl of about the same age was brought to NAR from a construction site in Aromas....
Have you ever seen a weasel in Santa Cruz? No? Well, you’re not alone. Most local residents are surprised that weasels live in Santa Cruz. We’re here to tell you that they do live here and that we recently had a fascinating experience raising and releasing an orphaned...
Spring and summer are when most wildlife give birth and when Native Animal Rescue receives hundreds of babies. But do these babies really need to be rescued? Because wildlife parents make much better parents to their offspring than humans, we want to make sure these...
By Chrissie Klinkowski Have you noticed owl nest boxes popping up around Santa Cruz County? There are excellent reasons for this. For farmers, barn owls nesting in their barns are the best defense against rodents. For our larger community, the deadly toll that rat...
By Katherine Montana Meeting an animal native to California in its own environment is a treasured experience for many people, including myself. My introduction to the diversity of California wildlife came in a field course I took as an undergraduate student at UC...