Mečislovas Žalakevičius is an academician of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Dr. habil., Laureate of the Lithuanian Science Prize, Laureate of Tadas Ivanauskas Award of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, biologist, former director of the Institute of Ecology and Nature Research Centre (for ten years). Recently he is affiliated scientist at the Nature Research Centre. Research interests: radar ornithology, bird migration research and control, climate change ornithology, history of biology, etc.