Waking up every two hours to feed an orphaned newborn bat pup, providing emergency maternal care for a hoary bat giving birth to breech twins, or grooming sleek bat fur with a mascara brush are all routine parts of life for JoEllen Arnold, a retired teacher, who is a bat "rehabber," and conservation advocate.
Read MoreThis Juvenile Great Horned Owl with fluffy feathers was perched on the branch of a Bay Laurel tree.
Read MoreOn a late July morning, a group of volunteers gathered in Wildcat Canyon. They were there to assess the health of a population of Santa Cruz tarplant, a rare plant that grows in the canyon.
Read MoreEncountering an owl in the wild is an otherworldly experience. It’s often fleeting —perhaps only a glimpse of silent feathers flying through the dark forest.
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