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...
SANTA 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...
By Tai Moses I glanced out my kitchen window (here are some more tips here that will be helpful to maintain a beautiful window) and saw a Black-tailed deer making its way down the hillside behind my home. This wasn’t unusual—a well-used deer trail looped through the...
The Elusive Long-tailed WeaselJuly 16, 2023
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To Rescue or Not to Rescue, that is the QuestionJuly 16, 2022
Native Animal Rescue’s Owl Nest Box ProgramDecember 4, 2021
From the Shore to the Redwoods: Celebrating Forty Years of BiodiversityDecember 13, 2020
