For the Love of Fawns
Every day a herd of bucks passes through my property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Because it’s important for rehabbed fawns to be released where wild deer visit regularly, NAR asked me to take on fawn rehabilitation. Once I learned more about fawns, I looked forward...
Pelicans Make a Comeback
SANTA CRUZ — The bird lady of 17th Avenue ducks under Tibetan prayer flags and into a makeshift lab that was partly built, she says, by a Caltrans worker sentenced to community service for illegally washing away seven swallow nests. Inside are dozens of birds being...The Elusive Mountain Lion
Mountain lions (Felis concolor) are the largest native North American cat except for the slightly larger Jaguar. The mountain lion is called by more names than any other mammal – cougar, puma panther, catamount or simply – lion. Adult mountain lions are...Living in Harmony with Bats
Bats are mammals, just like humans, which mean that all bats are warm-blooded, have fur, bear live young, and feed their babies milk. There are over 1,100 different species of bats in the world making up almost a quarter of all mammal species. They live on every...
Living with California Coyotes
The coyote is a member of the dog family and is native to California. They are one of the three different types of wild canids (dogs) found in North America. The coyote resembles a small German shepherd dog with the exception of the long snout and bushy, black-tipped...Recent Posts
The Bat Crisis of 2024December 29, 2024
The Pelican Crisis of 2024: Just Feathers and BonesDecember 25, 2024
National Geographic Comes to Native Animal RescueDecember 25, 2024
Local family reunites baby squirrel with its motherJuly 3, 2024
Why State Wildlife Officials Took a Mountain Lion Cub From the Wild … Then Put It BackJune 10, 2024
