Born on 14 January 1956 in Užbali, Marijampolė district.
In 1979 graduated in biology from Vilnius University. Worked in Žuvintas Reserve, since 1984 - employee of environmental protection agencies. Currently, he is the Head of the Biodiversity Division of the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. Author and presenter of Lithuanian Radio (LRT) programmes. Nature photographer.