BD0A1136SANTA CRUZ >> Step into Native Animal Rescue’s Live Oak office these days and you’ll find yourself surrounded by young animals.

Baby birds peeking their heads out of a small basket, chirping for food. A young skunk smaller than a puppy. Young deer with thin legs and big eyes. The animals are often found injured or abandoned in the wild by residents and turned over to the nonprofit for rehabilitation.

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