Wildlife Rehabilitation Center “Ostoja”

In Pomieczyno, northern Poland, the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja” cares for injured and orphaned wild animals. Most of them arrive as a result of human activity — collisions, habitat loss, or direct harm. Run by a small team, the center works around the clock to treat, feed, and prepare animals for their return to the wild, while struggling with limited resources and constant demand.

A young bird is fed at the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja” in Pomieczyno, northern Poland.
A young bird is fed at the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja” in Pomieczyno, northern Poland.
An injured owl receives treatment at the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja”.
An injured owl receives treatment at the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja”.
A rehabilitator releases an owl back into the wild after recovery at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator releases an owl back into the wild after recovery at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
Storks recovering in an outdoor enclosure at the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja”.
Storks recovering in an outdoor enclosure at the wildlife rehabilitation center “Ostoja”.
A stork is handled during rehabilitation at the “Ostoja” wildlife center.
A stork is handled during rehabilitation at the “Ostoja” wildlife center.
A rehabilitator catches a seagull before releasing it back into the wild at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator catches a seagull before releasing it back into the wild at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator releases seagulls back into the wild on a beach in Gdynia, northern Poland.
A rehabilitator releases seagulls back into the wild on a beach in Gdynia, northern Poland.
A hedgehog is weighed during examination at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A hedgehog is weighed during examination at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator examines a hedgehog during treatment at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator examines a hedgehog during treatment at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator administers medication to an injured bird at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A rehabilitator administers medication to an injured bird at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A bird is examined during treatment at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A bird is examined during treatment at the “Ostoja” wildlife rehabilitation center.
A squirrel during rehabilitation.
A squirrel during rehabilitation.