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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...
Was this fawn kidnapped?
ALERT: Every spring and summer, concerned people find and rescue fawns that seem to have been...
Native Animal Rescue sees an influx of creatures needing care
SANTA CRUZ >> Step into Native Animal Rescue’s Live Oak office these days and you’ll find...
Offering Sanctuary To An Injured Adult Deer
By Tai Moses I glanced out my kitchen window (here are some more tips here that will be helpful to...
How cats and birds can peacefully coexist
By Tai Moses Twenty years ago I had an orange-striped tabby named Mr. Mooney. I doted on Mr....
Santa Cruz nonprofit hosts pelican documentary screening
SANTA CRUZ >> To bring awareness to the California brown pelicans and animal rescue, a Santa...
Living Peacefully with Raccoons
Native Animal Rescue (NAR) receives many calls from the public with questions, concerns and...
Live Oak family a friend of ‘Duncan’ the pelican
CAPITOLA — After coming to the aid of a brown pelican that was entangled in fishing line off...
Molly Richardson, rescuer of wildlife, dies at 85
LIVE OAK -- Molly Richardson, patron saint of the county's sick, injured and abandoned wildlife,...
Anna’s Hummingbirds year round
Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds on the Pacific Coast. Until the middle...
Hearing the Call of the Wildlife
Taking in wounded or sick wild animals - and rehabilitating them - is a labor of love for the...
I’d Walk 10 Miles for a Skunk
Since 1999, I’ve rehabilitated native wild mammals including hundreds of skunks. When I received a...
From Necessity to Love: A Raccoon Story
In the late spring of 2009, a raccoon had her litter under a riser in our garage. This wasn’t the...
For the Love of Fawns
Every day a herd of bucks passes through my property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Because it’s...
Pelicans Make a Comeback
SANTA CRUZ — The bird lady of 17th Avenue ducks under Tibetan prayer flags and into a makeshift...
The Elusive Mountain Lion
Mountain lions (Felis concolor) are the largest native North American cat except for the slightly...
Living in Harmony with Bats
Bats are mammals, just like humans, which mean that all bats are warm-blooded, have fur, bear live...
Living with California Coyotes
The coyote is a member of the dog family and is native to California. They are one of the three...
Understanding Opossums
The Opossum is North America's only marsupial (female has a pouch) mammal. The female carries and...
Got Skunks?
You have a mother skunk and her babies living under your house or deck. What should you do to get...
Tree Squirrels
In the Spring and Summer, squirrels have already built their nests and are having their young. It...
The Amazing Swallow
Whenever we are feeling sorry for ourselves, because it is cold and raining, think of the...
Tips for Helping our Backyard Wildlife Babies
Spring is here and this is the time wild birds and mammals have their babies. The following are...