Articles, Bats, Bird, Coexist, News, Prevention, Tai Moses
by Tai Moses Halloween and Christmas decorations can harm birds and wildlife. That’s not fun. Oct. 25, 2015—One recent Halloween, a Marin family opened their door to a particularly raucous trick-or-treater only to find a live Western screech owl hanging...
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...
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...
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...
Articles, Coexist, Deer, Fawn, Rescue, Reunification
ALERT: Every spring and summer, concerned people find and rescue fawns that seem to have been abandoned by their mothers. In reality, healthy baby fawns are frequently left alone for up to twelve hours while their mothers forage for food. In past years, a high...