Coexist Archives - Native Animal Rescue

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 squirrel with its mother after the baby had fallen out of its nest located in a nearby tree. After checking to ensure the squirrel wasn’t injured, the family placed the...

From the Shore to the Redwoods: Celebrating Forty Years of Biodiversity

Articles, Coexist, Katherine Montana, News

By Katherine Montana Meeting an animal native to California in its own environment is a treasured experience for many people, including myself. My introduction to the diversity of California wildlife came in a field course I took as an undergraduate student at UC...

Fox Pays a Visit

Coexist, Fox, Marilyn Duhamel

By Marilyn DuHamel The local fox used to be brazen – a true vixen. Would match my longing for a glimpse with startling appearances that left me breathless. Since those magical times, fox encounters have become more elusive. No in-person sightings, but my motion...

Morning Brunch

Articles, Coexist, Marilyn Duhamel, Rabbit

By Marilyn DuHamel We all have our morning routines. My day begins with opening the blinds, curious if it’s cloudy, blue skies or morning mist outside. I put on my flip-flops and scoop a big cup of birdseed from the bin by my sliding glass door. Since no humans can...

Ask Monique: Hummingbird Orphans? Or not?

Articles, Ask Monique, Coexist, Hummingbirds

Dear Monique — We have a tiny hummingbird’s nest in our backyard with two babies that hatched a few weeks ago. We haven’t seen the mother for at least two days and are afraid she might have died. Should we bring the nest to Native Animal Rescue? —...

Ask Monique: Fox in the Neighborhood

Articles, Ask Monique, Coexist, Fox

Dear Monique — My stepdaughter, Heidi, lives in a rural area, and a fox has taken up residence in her backyard. Every day it poops around the yard and sleeps on the picnic table. Heidi has two adult cats that the fox doesn’t bother, but she’d like to know...