Frank Willems

Frank Willems (1975) is een Nederlandse ornitholoog en ecoloog en geldt als één van Zambia’s meest vooraanstaande vogelkenners. Na zijn MSc Ecologie aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen werkte hij bij SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland. Sinds 2008 woont en werkt hij in Zambia, waar hij betrokken was bij het beheer van nationale parken en onderzoek en bescherming van soorten zoals de Shoebill.
Later leidde hij Mutinondo Wilderness en werkte hij mee aan de ontdekking van de Mutinondo Grass Frog. Vanuit zijn bedrijf Kigelia Solutions initieerde hij onder meer de Birds of Zambia-app. Frank is actief als Zambian Bird Recorder en adviseur van BirdWatch Zambia.
Als lokale gids voor BirdingBreaks staat hij bekend om zijn enorme veldkennis en enthousiasme; volgens de Financial Times "kent hij elke vogel en roep.
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