Hearing the Call of the Wildlife

Hearing the Call of the Wildlife

Native Animal Rescue

Taking in wounded or sick wild animals – and rehabilitating them – is a labor of love for the dedicated volunteers in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. “Volunteers give it their heart and soul,” said Kathy St. John of Boulder Creek, a volunteer with Native...
I’d Walk 10 Miles for a Skunk

I’d Walk 10 Miles for a Skunk

Skunks

Since 1999, I’ve rehabilitated native wild mammals including hundreds of skunks. When I received a call about a rescued baby skunk in early August of this year, I thought this was just a typical call. Although California is home to both the Striped Skunk and the...
From Necessity to Love: A Raccoon Story

From Necessity to Love: A Raccoon Story

Raccoons

In the late spring of 2009, a raccoon had her litter under a riser in our garage. This wasn’t the first time, and it’s always cool to hear the babes’ little noises and to know that life is renewing right under our noses. This time though, when the kits were...
For the Love of Fawns

For the Love of Fawns

Articles, Deer, News

Every day a herd of bucks passes through my property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Because it’s important for rehabbed fawns to be released where wild deer visit regularly, NAR asked me to take on fawn rehabilitation. Once I learned more about fawns, I looked forward...
Pelicans Make a Comeback

Pelicans Make a Comeback

Articles, Pelicans, Santa Cruz Sentinel

SANTA CRUZ — The bird lady of 17th Avenue ducks under Tibetan prayer flags and into a makeshift lab that was partly built, she says, by a Caltrans worker sentenced to community service for illegally washing away seven swallow nests. Inside are dozens of birds being...
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