Rescue contacts for injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals
Native wild animals including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians (See exceptions below for Oiled Birds and Adult Mammals)
Native Animal Rescue
1855 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz CA
831-462-0726
www.nativeanimalrescue.org
*If you are comfortable doing so, please bring injured, sick, or orphaned native animal to 1855 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA.
*If you are not comfortable handling the animal, please call 831-462-0726
Oiled Birds
Oiled Wildlife Care Center Wildlife Reporting Hotline 877-823-6926
Guide to Rescuing Oiled Birds
Adult Mammals including deer, mountain lions, bobcats
Santa Cruz County Animal Services
2200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-454-7200 (831-471-1182 after hours)
http://www.scanimalshelter.org/wildlife
Wildlife requiring difficult and technical rescues
Wildlife Emergency Services
831-498-9453
http://www.wildlifeservices.org/
Marine Mammals including seals, sea lions, otters
Marine Mammal Center
In Santa Cruz County, report a distressed marine mammal 831-633-6298
Outside of Santa Cruz County, report a distressed marine mammal 415-289-7325
Rescue Instructions
Beach Rescues for help rescuing sea birds including Pelicans, Gulls, Killdeer, Cormorants, Grebes, etc.
Capitola City and Beach
831-471-1141
New Brighton State Beach
831-464-3660