Santa Cruz Sentinel Archives - Native Animal Rescue

High number of coyote reporting continues in Santa Cruz County

Articles, Coexist, Coyotes, Important Tips, News, Santa Cruz Sentinel

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 canines...

Starved sea birds overwhelming Native Animal Rescue

Articles, Bird, Native Animal Rescue, News, Santa Cruz Sentinel

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 conditions in...

Squirrels in the Attic? Pointers on Humane Wildlife Removal

Articles, Coexist, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Squirrels

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...

Native Animal Rescue sees an influx of creatures needing care

Articles, News, Santa Cruz Sentinel

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 and...

How cats and birds can peacefully coexist

Articles, Bird, Cats, Coexist, News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 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. Often I...

Santa Cruz nonprofit hosts pelican documentary screening

Articles, News, Pelicans, Santa Cruz Sentinel

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 and...