Korkeasaari Zoo's Wildlife Hospital is Finland's largest wildlife rehabilitation centre. It is located in Helsinki and run by non-profit foundation of Korkeasaari Zoo.[1][2]
The Wildlife Hospital takes care of injured or orphaned Finnish wildlife with the aim to return the animals back to the wild in full health.[1] The Wildlife Hospital is not open to the public, but anyone can bring in patients by leaving them to the staff at Korkeasaari Zoo's gate.[1]
Annually, over 1,000 animals in need of help are brought to the Wildlife Hospital.[3][2] About one-third of all patients are hedgehogs and squirrels, and half are birds.[4] Around 40% of the patients get fully rehabilitated. The Wildlife Hospital does not take care of invasive species.[1]
Korkeasaari Zoo funds the operating costs of the Wildlife Hospital mainly from its own revenue, but it also gets support from the Finnish Ministry of Environment and private donors.[5][6]
In 2017, the Wildlife Hospital got the Animal Conservation Act of the Year award from SEY Animal Welfare Finland.[4]