WildCare's New Facility
ENSURING WILDCARE’s FUTURE
BUILT FOR WILDLIFE. DESIGNED FOR THE FUTURE
When WildCare began planning its future home, the goal wasn’t simply to build a larger wildlife hospital.
The team asked a bigger question: What would it look like to create a facility that reflects the same environmental values that we teach?
The answer is taking shape at 76 Albert Park Lane, where sustainability, resilience, and wildlife conservation have been woven into every aspect of the design.
THE ELEVATE WILDCARE VISION
A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY & ENDURING COMMUNITY ASSET
When completed in fall 2026, the new center will expand WildCare’s capacity to heal wildlife, inspire environmental stewardship, and serve as a vital hub for the Bay Area community. The project, now under construction at 76 Albert Park Lane, will feature:
MODERN WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
A modern Wildlife Hospital with advanced surgical suites and naturalistic enclosures for improved patient care.
The new hospital transforms what’s possible for patient care: three dedicated exam and procedure rooms, including a sterile surgical suite, an indoor isolation ward with outdoor isolation cages for mammals, a flight aviary paired with a suite of smaller aviaries and corvid rehabilitation, and a proper after-hours drop-off room.
Protected pathways connecting the hospital to patient recovery areas will reduce stress on vulnerable animals meaning faster recoveries and better outcomes for the 3,500 patients we treat each year.
Our hospital team recently did a walkthrough of the construction of the new hospital. Read more about it.
Ambassador Courtyard
A new courtyard and educational plaza featuring Wildlife Ambassador animals and gathering areas for visitors
Each enclosure is being designed around the specific behavioral and physical needs of its resident:
- naturalized dens
- living walls with planted pockets
- a desert boulder habitat for our tortoise
- deadfall perches for the woodpeckers to drill
- appropriately sized flight space for our raptors
- and heated dens for our aging ambassadors, who remain in our care for life.
All enclosures are built to meet or exceed USDA and CDFW standards and for the first time, our Ambassadors will have a home fully separate from hospital operations: calm, enriched, and truly theirs.
Habitat Restoration
The new campus begins with the landscape itself, including the restoration and renewal of the San Rafael Creek, renewing a key ecological feature that borders the site.
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- Climate Adapted Native Plants
- Efficient Irrigation System
- Habitat Improvements
- Long-term climate resilience
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Powered by the sun
One of the most visible sustainability features will be the campus-wide solar canopy system.
This system will also:
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- Offer shade and Weather Protection for Wildlife Rehabilitation Areas
- Manage Stormwater
- Serve as a living classroom for visitors, students, and volunteers
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FLEXIBLE EDUCATION SPACES
Education spaces that support immersive indoor and outdoor learning experiences.
Accreditation Ready
Accreditation-ready infrastructure to position WildCare as a leader in wildlife medicine, research, and training.
Energy-Efficiency
Many of the facility’s most sustainable features operate quietly behind the scenes. Energy-efficient building materials will:
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- Regulate temperatures
- Reduce carbon emissions
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Historic Restoration
Restoration and relocation of the historic building currently housing the WildCare Museum.
The historic 1869 Parish hall is being retrofitted with modern energy-efficient systems. Learn more about WildCare’s history.