Rescue contacts for injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals
Native wild animals including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians (See exceptions below for Oiled Birds and Adult Mammals)
Native Animal Rescue
1855 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz CA
831-462-0726
www.nativeanimalrescue.org
If you are comfortable doing so, please bring injured, sick, or orphaned native animal to 1855 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA.
If you are not comfortable handling the animal, please call 831-462-0726
Oiled Birds
Oiled Wildlife Care Center Wildlife Reporting Hotline 877-823-6926 OR
Native Animal Rescue at 831-462-0726 to arrange pick-up.
Adult Mammals including deer, mountain lions, bobcats, raccoons
Santa Cruz County Animal Services
2200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-454-7200
https://www.scanimalshelter.org/wildlife-issues/
Wildlife requiring difficult and technical rescues
Urban Trapping Wildlife Control
831-809-2441
urbantrappingwildlifecontrol.gmail
Wildlife Emergency Services
866-945-3911
http://www.wildlifeservices.org/
Marine Mammals including seals, sea lions, otters
Call the Marine Mammal Center with as much information as you have! Their Response Hotlines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Marine Mammal Center
In Santa Cruz County, report a distressed marine mammal 415-289-7325
Outside of Santa Cruz County, report a distressed marine mammal 415-289-7325
https://www.marinemammalcenter.org/