Teams of the project also intervened outside the zoo to help wild animals 1,647 times.
Of the strictly protected reptiles, the majority were Mediterranean tortoises (Ttestudos), while bats were the most common among mammals.
Of the 137 bats taken care of, the vast majority were pygmy bats, 111 of them received the necessary help in the rehabilitation centre.
The ZOO states that, as in previous years, the number of birds stood out.
Thus, among the 69 owls, there were five species of city dwellers - 31 hawk owls, 20 long-eared owls, eight Eurasian scops owl, six forest owls and four cuckoos.
Care has been provided to a large number of birds of prey active during the day - 33 kestrels and 21 common buzzards.
The Zoo explains that when caring for the birds, most show problems with flying, they are often dehydrated and exhausted, and young owls sometimes fall out of the nest.
"The project co-financed by the EU will improve the information system for records of animals in care and reports on found animals so that during the next year the cooperation between our staff and citizens will be even more successful," ZOO director Damir Skok underscored.
The ZOO has been taking care of wild animals since April 2017, and the total value of the project is €3 million of which €796,389 is co-financed by EU funds.
The project is being implemented in the period from 1 July to 30 June 2023.