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Anthony W. Raphael

野外鳥類學家、專業鳥類導覽暨「坦尚尼亞賞鳥及生態旅」公司創辦人

安東尼是坦尚尼亞頂尖的鳥類導覽專家，長期深入研究該國主要觀鳥地點的鳥類生態，尤其專精於坦尚尼亞特有鳥種。他畢業於頂尖的非洲野生動物管理學院College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka（座落於吉力馬扎羅山南坡），取得野生動物管理學位，並專攻鳥類生物學與鳥類學領域。

憑藉自1999年至今累積的實地經驗——涵蓋鳥類及其他野生動物觀察——加上對自然的熱愛，安東尼已成為東非地區首屈一指的專業野生動物導覽與攝影師。

除了在2018年創立並擁有本公司外，安東尼自1999年起便在坦尚尼亞及桑給巴爾(Zanzibar)、奔巴島(Pemba)等地帶領多場鳥類學考察團，並具備鄰國肯亞、馬拉威、納米比亞、盧安達、南非、烏干達及尚比亞等地的觀鳥導覽經驗，涵蓋鳥類與綜合野生動物導覽領域。身為在地鳥類學家，安東尼的導覽經驗涵蓋了為來自世界各國的生物學學生和研究員、休閒觀光的旅客、頂尖野外鳥類圖鑑作者與鳥類攝影師，更包括世界級專門紀錄觀察清單的鳥友與觀鳥愛好者。

閒暇時，安東尼在他居住地阿魯沙的國家自然史博物館擔任助理，參與培訓在地新進的鳥類嚮導，並持續更新坦尚尼亞多個國家公園的鳥類名錄。他尤其熱衷於辨識非洲扇尾鶯科和本地留鳥鶯科鳥類的挑戰，更鍾情於觀賞象群家族，特別是帶著幼象的家族。

誠摯歡迎您加入由安東尼帶領的坦尚尼亞、肯亞或烏干達之旅，親身體驗為何他被譽為明察秋毫的「鷹眼嚮導」！

Anthony W. Raphael

(Field Ornithologist, Bird Guide and Company Founder)

Anthony is one of Tanzania’s top bird guides and has extensively studied the birds of the country's main birding sites with the emphasis on Tanzanian endemics. He graduated from one of Africa’s top wildlife colleges (College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, based on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro) with a degree in wildlife management and a focus on Avian Biology and Ornithology. 

This combined with Anthony’s field experience (1999 to date), not only of birds but also all other forms of wildlife, and his love for nature, he has attained a reputation as one of the leading wildlife guides and photographers of the region in East Africa. 

In addition to owning / Founder of this Company in 2018, Anthony has guided a handful of ornithological tours throughout Tanzania and its islands of Zanzibar and Pemba since the year 1999, and Anthony also has experience in birding sites in neighboring Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia where he guides bird and general wildlife tours. As a local ornithologist, Anthony's guiding experience ranges from international biology students and researchers, casual tourists, to top bird field guide authors and avian photographers, not forgetting world class listers and birders. 

When not guiding, Anthony is an assistant at the National Natural History Museum of Arusha (where he lives), participates in training upcoming local bird guides, and also updating bird lists for several national parks in Tanzania. He particularly loves the ID challenge of African Cisticola bird species, resident local Warbler species and loves watching elephant families, especially those with babies. 

Come and Join Anthony on your Next Tour to Tanzania, Kenya or Uganda and discover why he is called the “Man with an Eagle eye.”