Towards the end of 2022, three unrelated mountain lion cubs were found at different times and locations in the Santa Cruz Mountains. After assessing the situation, staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife decided to transport each of the cubs to the...
On May 25, 2023, NAR received three baby barn owls that had traveled from Colorado to Watsonville hidden in a hay truck. They were about four weeks old. The next day, another baby barn owl of about the same age was brought to NAR from a construction site in Aromas....
Have you ever seen a weasel in Santa Cruz? No? Well, you’re not alone. Most local residents are surprised that weasels live in Santa Cruz. We’re here to tell you that they do live here and that we recently had a fascinating experience raising and releasing an orphaned...
Spring and summer are when most wildlife give birth and when Native Animal Rescue receives hundreds of babies. But do these babies really need to be rescued? Because wildlife parents make much better parents to their offspring than humans, we want to make sure these...
By Katherine Montana Meeting an animal native to California in its own environment is a treasured experience for many people, including myself. My introduction to the diversity of California wildlife came in a field course I took as an undergraduate student at UC...
By Marilyn DuHamel I am surrounded by many wild creatures, mostly small, mostly young. This is why I volunteer for Native Animal Rescue where I get to tend these injured or orphaned animals until they can be released back into their natural habitat. Warblers, finches,...
Why State Wildlife Officials Took a Mountain Lion Cub From the Wild … Then Put It BackJune 10, 2024
What happens when three motherless baby barn owls arrive in Watsonville aboard a hay truck from Colorado?January 24, 2024
The Elusive Long-tailed WeaselJuly 16, 2023
From the Archives: Meet the Flockers 2004April 10, 2023
To Rescue or Not to Rescue, that is the QuestionJuly 16, 2022
