Les Stocker

Les Stocker (31 January 1943 – 16 July 2016 ) was an English accountant and wildlife welfare activist who founded the Wildlife Hospital Trust in 1983. This was the United Kingdom's first hospital for wild animals and rescued so many hedgehogs that it is now known as Tiggywinkles.

Stocker has been credited with revolutionising the treatment of sick or injured wild animals in Britain through the practice of wildlife rehabilitation, which is now commonplace across the country. He received numerous honours for this work including the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, an appointment as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) and recognition as an honorary associate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was survived by his wife, Sue, whom he married in 1964, their son, Colin, who currently manages the Wildlife Hospital Trust, and his granddaughters, Amelia and Alexia.