Ninety-four European brown bear (Ursus arctos) faecal samples, collected in three counties of Croatia, wereexamined for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. Five genera were identifi ed, including the nematodesBaylisascaris transfuga and Syngamus sp., and the protozoan enteropathogens Cryptosporidium sp., Eimeriasp., and Giardia sp. Ancylostomatid eggs were also recovered. Cestodes, trematodes and acanthocephalan eggswere absent from all samples. This is the fi rst parasite survey of brown bears in Croatia in thirty years and thefi rst report of Giardia in this species from the region. © 2015, University of Zagreb, Facultty of Veterinary Medicine. All rights reserved.