Prof. Linas Balčiauskas received his PhD in zoology/biology from .Severtsov Institute of Evolutionary Animal Morphology and Ethology in Moscow, 1988, and Dr Hab in biology from Kaunas Vytauto Didžiojo University in Lithuania, 2008. Currently working as leading researcher Head of the Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology in Nature Research Centre, Lithuania. Research experience: hoofed, semi-aquatic, carnivore and small mammal ecology, threatened species, large carnivores, spatial distribution, habitat analysis, population management and computer modeling; biodiversity and ecological diversity, road ecology, human dimensions of mammals. Published more than 75 research papers in SCI/SCIE journals, and over 200 times presented at national and international conferences.