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The Bat Crisis of 2024
In July, a heat-wave with temperatures reaching 118 degrees had a deadly impact on a huge...
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...
The Elusive Long-tailed Weasel
Have you ever seen a weasel in Santa Cruz? No? Well, you’re not alone. Most local residents are...
Native Animal Rescue’s Owl Nest Box Program
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Fox Pays a Visit
By Marilyn DuHamel The local fox used to be brazen – a true vixen. Would match my longing for a...
Small Wild
By Marilyn DuHamel I am surrounded by many wild creatures, mostly small, mostly young. This is why...
It’s Fawning Season. Think Before You Act!
Please be aware that spring is the prime birthing season for a wide variety of wildlife, including...
San Francisco: Still Wild at Heart – a film by Melissa Peabody
Proceeds will benefit Native Animal Rescue, the Santa Cruz County non-profit dedicated to the...
The Case for Indoor Cats
By The Wildlife Center of Virginia Help wildlife, cats, and the environment by keeping cats...
The Pelican Crisis of 2024: Just Feathers and Bones
This April and May, in the middle of the busy baby season, hundreds of starving Brown Pelicans...
Why State Wildlife Officials Took a Mountain Lion Cub From the Wild … Then Put It Back
Towards the end of 2022, three unrelated mountain lion cubs were found at different times and...
From the Archives: Meet the Flockers 2004
By Art O'Sullivan From the December 15-22, 2004 issue of Metro Santa Cruz....
From the Shore to the Redwoods: Celebrating Forty Years of Biodiversity
By Katherine Montana Meeting an animal native to California in its own environment is a treasured...
Morning Brunch
By Marilyn DuHamel We all have our morning routines. My day begins with opening the blinds,...
Ghost
By Marilyn DuHamel There’s a ghost in my house who only comes out at night – that’s when I can...
Rat Poison is Killing Birds of Prey, and People are Finally Paying Attention
November 14, 2018 By William Freedberg, Mass Audubon Most rat poisons kill more than rats—they...
Native Animal Rescue’s Really Big Year
Most of Santa Cruz knows about Native Animal Rescue for its work rescuing, rehabilitating, and...
National Geographic Comes to Native Animal Rescue
A quiet afternoon at Native Animal Rescue lights up when famed National Geographic photographer...
What happens when three motherless baby barn owls arrive in Watsonville aboard a hay truck from Colorado?
On May 25, 2023, NAR received three baby barn owls that had traveled from Colorado to Watsonville...
To Rescue or Not to Rescue, that is the Question
Spring and summer are when most wildlife give birth and when Native Animal Rescue receives...
Meet Scarlet, our new educational ambassador
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Ask Monique: Hummingbird Orphans? Or not?
Dear Monique — We have a tiny hummingbird's nest in our backyard with two babies that hatched a...
Ask Monique: Fox in the Neighborhood
Dear Monique — My stepdaughter, Heidi, lives in a rural area, and a fox has taken up residence in...
Coyotes are all over SF to stay, even if they sometimes kill pets
July 19, 2017 By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle As we Get More Information on the fatal...
The Importance of Wildlife Rescue Partners
Wildlife rescue organizations work together in order to provide the best available care to...