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SPCA Monterey County takes in record numbers of injured animals.
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SPCA Monterey County takes in record numbers of injured animals.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Aug 7, 2025

Like humans, many young animals desire independence and want to leave the nest, perhaps before they are ready.

Snowy plover eggs rescued from Marina State Beach hatch at SPCA.
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Snowy plover eggs rescued from Marina State Beach hatch at SPCA.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 30, 2025

First, the bad news: Every nesting season, some snowy plover eggs don't make it to hatching. The threatened birds are listed under the Endange…

Snowy plovers saved from precarious cliff near the Salinas River released back into the wild.
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Snowy plovers saved from precarious cliff near the Salinas River released back into the wild.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Aug 23, 2024

Six endangered snowy plovers were released back into the wild on Aug. 9, more than a month after their eggs were rescued from the edge of a cliff.

Pets can be expensive. But these organizations are here to provide assistance.
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Pets can be expensive. But these organizations are here to provide assistance.

  • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
  • Mar 30, 2023

“Our goal is that nobody has to give up their pets simply because they can’t afford to feed them”…

Closures on Highway 1 mean the South Coast of Big Sur is an island, reliant on helicopters for essentials.
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Closures on Highway 1 mean the South Coast of Big Sur is an island, reliant on helicopters for essentials.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 25, 2023

For people who live in Big Sur—accessible via Highway 1, the region's lonely paved artery on the edge of a cliff, and a series of rugged dirt …

For apartment hunters with animals in tow, many doors are shut. But it is possible to find a pet-friendly home.
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For apartment hunters with animals in tow, many doors are shut. But it is possible to find a pet-friendly home.

  • Dave Faries
  • Mar 31, 2022

At least half of American households play host to at least one animal friend…

An adopted pig lives the Instagram dream in Big Sur.
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An adopted pig lives the Instagram dream in Big Sur.

  • Christopher Hagel
  • Aug 7, 2021

Pepper the Pig leads a pretty good life. She’s fed, she goes on walks, she’s loved, she frolics and she gets to wallow in the mud – regular pi…

The Dog Park Four get close to realizing the dream of an off-leash park at Palo Corona.
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The Dog Park Four get close to realizing the dream of an off-leash park at Palo Corona.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 15, 2021

It started with a chance encounter five years ago, two couples and their dogs, striking up a conversation about how the region needed a fenced…

Ranking the finest specialty foods in Monterey County.
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Ranking the finest specialty foods in Monterey County.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Apr 20, 2015

The biggest joy from this year's Best of Monterey County Readers Poll was not standing on the top of Bixby Bridge in a giant bottle costume. (…

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