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To Rescue or Not to Rescue, that is the Question
Spring and summer are when most wildlife give birth and when Native Animal Rescue receives...
Native Animal Rescue’s Owl Nest Box Program
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From the Shore to the Redwoods: Celebrating Forty Years of Biodiversity
By Katherine Montana Meeting an animal native to California in its own environment is a treasured...
Meet Scarlet, our new educational ambassador
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Fox Pays a Visit
By Marilyn DuHamel The local fox used to be brazen – a true vixen. Would match my longing for a...
Morning Brunch
By Marilyn DuHamel We all have our morning routines. My day begins with opening the blinds,...
Ask Monique: Hummingbird Orphans? Or not?
Dear Monique — We have a tiny hummingbird's nest in our backyard with two babies that hatched a...
Small Wild
By Marilyn DuHamel I am surrounded by many wild creatures, mostly small, mostly young. This is why...
Ghost
By Marilyn DuHamel There’s a ghost in my house who only comes out at night – that’s when I can...
Ask Monique: Fox in the Neighborhood
Dear Monique — My stepdaughter, Heidi, lives in a rural area, and a fox has taken up residence in...
It’s Fawning Season. Think Before You Act!
Please be aware that spring is the prime birthing season for a wide variety of wildlife, including...
Rat Poison is Killing Birds of Prey, and People are Finally Paying Attention
November 14, 2018 By William Freedberg, Mass Audubon Most rat poisons kill more than rats—they...
Coyotes are all over SF to stay, even if they sometimes kill pets
July 19, 2017 By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle As we Get More Information on the fatal...
San Francisco: Still Wild at Heart – a film by Melissa Peabody
Proceeds will benefit Native Animal Rescue, the Santa Cruz County non-profit dedicated to the...
Native Animal Rescue’s Really Big Year
Most of Santa Cruz knows about Native Animal Rescue for its work rescuing, rehabilitating, and...
The Importance of Wildlife Rescue Partners
Wildlife rescue organizations work together in order to provide the best available care to...
The Case for Indoor Cats
By The Wildlife Center of Virginia Help wildlife, cats, and the environment by keeping cats...
Get to Know Your Neighbors
By Tai Moses A working knowledge of natural history could reduce a lot of the unintentional harm...
Santa Cruz County Catio Tour 2016
Update: First Catio Tour...Success! On April 9, 2016, Native Animal Rescue and the Santa Cruz...
An Ounce of Prevention…Check Trees Before Trimming
By California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators Every year wildlife rehabilitators across the...
Fake Halloween Cobwebs Pose Real Threat to Birds
by Tai Moses Halloween and Christmas decorations can harm birds and wildlife. That's not fun. Oct....
High number of coyote reporting continues in Santa Cruz County
By Samantha Clark, Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ >> Coyotes have been emerging from the...
Starved sea birds overwhelming Native Animal Rescue
By Samantha Clark, Santa Cruz Sentinel LIVE OAK >> A troubling number of starved and weak...
Squirrels in the Attic? Pointers on Humane Wildlife Removal
This wonderful article describes one family's discovery about when and how to "evict" wildlife...
Local family reunites baby squirrel with its mother
This is the story of how local residents Kimberly, Doug, and their daughter, Faith reunited a baby...