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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...

Was this fawn kidnapped?

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...

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...

Offering Sanctuary To An Injured Adult Deer

Articles, Coexist, Deer, Important Tips, Tai Moses

By Tai Moses I glanced out my kitchen window (here are some more tips here that will be helpful to maintain a beautiful window) and saw a Black-tailed deer making its way down the hillside behind my home. This wasn’t unusual—a well-used deer trail looped through the...

How cats and birds can peacefully coexist

Articles, Bird, Cats, Coexist, News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Tai Moses

By 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....

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...