By Samantha Clark, Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ >> Coyotes have been emerging from the shadows in Santa Cruz County likely because of drought conditions, worrying residents and hikers who have been reporting a rise in sightings for months. As the clever...
By Samantha Clark, Santa Cruz Sentinel LIVE OAK >> A troubling number of starved and weak seabirds are washing ashore on beaches from the Monterey Bay to Alaska at a similar rate not seen since past severe El Niño years. Scientists think that ever-warmer...
This wonderful article describes one family’s discovery about when and how to “evict” wildlife that has taken up residence in their house. Best advice, in a nutshell, “let the squirrels hunker down until they are ready to leave the attic on...
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 Twenty years ago I had an orange-striped tabby named Mr. Mooney. I doted on Mr. Mooney. He was a beautiful cat: smart, affectionate—and lethal to the neighborhood birds. Every day when I came home from work, I’d brace myself before opening the front door....
SANTA CRUZ >> To bring awareness to the California brown pelicans and animal rescue, a Santa Cruz nonprofit is presenting “Pelican Dreams,” a documentary about the birds. Hosted by Native Animal Rescue, the film focuses on the seabird as a species...
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