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Erik Versluijs

@erikversluijs.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate in Applied Ecology at the University of Inland Norway, studying carnivore-livestock, wolf-human interactions, and animal welfare. #openscience #wildlifeconflicts #movement #spatial #behaviours #ecology #coexistence #PhD

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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Yesterday, I successfully defended my PhD dissertation about Free-ranging cattle in the boreal forest. A huge thanks to my supervisors, the farmers, and anyone who I met along the way giving ideas and inspiration. Read here the digital version: lnkd.in/eNxD7eJf
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
2024. Cattle have intricate social lives that aren't readily apparent: www.earth.com/news/cattle-...
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Cattle have intricate social lives that aren't readily apparent
A study has shed light on the intricate social lives of feral cattle, offering unprecedented insights into their behaviors and welfare.
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
www.inn.no/english/rese...
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Cattle behaviour mapped using fence collars - University of Inland Norway
Erik Versluijs has used modern technology to understand what affects cattle and how they fair in the boreal forest. On 30 January he will defend his doctoral thesis.
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Cow tool use - www.sciencefocus.com/news/cow-too...
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A cow has been filmed using tools for the first time ever, stunning scientists | BBC Science Focus Magazine
A very clever cow has learned to use sticks to scratch herself, the first time sophisticated tool use has been seen in livestock
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
My PhD defence is coming up. Friday next week. The title of my dissertation is: "Free-Ranging Cattle in the Boreal Forest: Predicting behaviours and exploring behavioural drivers with virtual fencing technology." www.inn.no/english/rese...
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Public defence: Erik Versluijs - University of Inland Norway
Erik Versluijs defends his doctoral thesis in the PhD-program Applied Ecology and Biotechnology at University of Inland Norway on 30.01.2026.
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Recent visit of a lynx passing just behind my backyard.
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
This week the evaluation committee has decided that my PhD dissertation with the title: “Free-Ranging Cattle in the Boreal Forest: Predicting behaviours and exploring behavioural drivers with virtual fencing technology” is approved. The defence will be held on January 30.
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Check out our most recent blog post by Marianna Chimienti! 🚨 In the blog, ‪@marikimient.bsky.social‬ explains the idea behind their new review paper on advance Image-Based bio-logging in marine ecosystems 🌊 Read the blog post here 👉 buff.ly/Bdf3oxu Read the full article here 👉 buff.ly/Uac74yI
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ASAB @asab.org · 16/06/2025
Yes, as of last week, we "officially" left X - but we've been winding down our presence for a long time now. Interestingly, comparing our final conference on X (Winter 2024) post-for-post, on Bsky we had nearly triple the likes, six times the reposts and twelves times the comments/quotes.
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Looking forward to September! My abstract with the title "How advances in livestock technology can aid wildlife coexistence: a case study on free-ranging cattle in the boreal forest", got accepted for a speed talk
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Wildlife Biology @wildlifebiology.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
POD CAST: Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist Doug Smith and Professor Barbara Zimmerman (Univ. of Inland Norway) discuss the past, present and future of wolf ecology, distribution and management. soundcloud.com/user-340086209-18606… #Wolves #Management
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Cecilia Di Bernardi @cedibernardi.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Finally out our paper 'Continuing recovery of wolves in Europe' published yesterday in PLOS Sustainability & Transformation. Very grateful to have been active part of this article and worked with LCIE-IUCN members. I hope it gets red & shared widely! journals.plos.org/sustainabili... ©Miha Krofel
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Alex Chan @alexhhchan.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Second paper out this week 😱😱 We present YOLO-Behaviour, a flexible, easy to implement, robust framework for automated behavioural annotation from videos, published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social!! [paper] doi.org/10.1111/2041... [documentation] alexhang212.github.io/YOLO_Behavio...
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
My backyard is full of surprises...
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Backyard moose
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
We got like half a meter of snow the last few days. The fluffs are enjoying it. I just keep shoveling snow, as it also keeps snowing 😅🌨️❄️
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ASAB @asab.org · 09/01/2025
Already getting excited for #ASABSpring2025 ! Our Spring conference is aimed at postgrads and postdocs (though all are welcome to join!) It also always includes a great workshop for developing practical skills. Highly recommended! Come join us in Liverpool in April! Registration is now open ⬇️
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ASAB @asab.org · 07/01/2025
Check out our 2025 ethical guidelines! #AnimalEthics #AnimalBehaviourJournal
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
After being in the Netherlands for three weeks Henry is happy to be back in the cold and snowy Norway. I measured -23 degrees Celsius this morning at my house
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
The program for the upcoming 'wolves across borders' conference in the Netherlands is online. Looking forward to presenting my PhD work. www.wolvesacrossborders.com/preliminary-...
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Thanks!
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Interesting position! @jpartecke.bsky.social I am wondering what the spatial and temporal resolution of the data is.
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Opinie: De grutto help je niet door de vos af te schieten maar wel met een hoger waterpeil @caringfarmers.bsky.social www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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Opinie: De grutto help je niet door de vos af te schieten
De staatssecretaris Natuur van de BBB wil grutto’s gaan fokken in stallen en meer vossen afschieten om de grutto te behouden. Tot veler verbazing was dit in de Volkskrant te lezen, niet bij De Speld.
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Me too please 🐺
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Dr. Raphael Weyland @raphaelweyland.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
🇺🇳 The Standing Committee of the #Bern Convention just voted down the protection status of the #wolf 👉 This will not solve the challenges for livestock. This is not based on science but was political. #Wolves play a crucial role in ecosystems. And: we cannot allow risking the EU Habitats Directive! 🐺
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"If we want to allow the full range of wolf behaviours—or, in other words, to allow them to choose when to be active—we must decrease our disturbance in time as well as space.” www.endangeredlandscapes.org/news/whos-aw...
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Vlad Demartsev @animal-sounds.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Three year postdoc on bird migration www.ab.mpg.de/639728/job_f...
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Postdoc position (m/f/d) | Understanding the eco-evolutionary dynamics of seasonal migration in songbirds
Postdoc position (m/f/d) 100% - Understanding the eco-evolutionary dynamics of seasonal migration in songbirds
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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
No one likes a poorly attended inauguration... so please join me in London or online on 3 Dec for my inaugural lecture, "The Edge of Sentience". www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/...
lse.ac.uk
The edge of sentience: risk and precaution in humans, other animals, and AI
6.30pm Tue 3 Dec | Jonathan Birch | Free public event at LSE
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
In our latest #SORTEEjournalclub blog post, authors Graziella DiRenzo , Ephraim M. Hanks and David Miller present a step-by-step guide to understanding complex models using data simulations, including how to use simulations effectively. 🔗https://buff.ly/4i6Z5tP
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My second PhD paper got published today 😊😀 animalbiotelemetry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Virtual fencing in remote boreal forests: performance of commercially available GPS collars for free-ranging cattle - Animal Biotelemetry
Background The use of virtual fencing in cattle farming is beneficial due to its flexibility, not fragmenting the landscape or restricting access like physical fences. Using GPS (Global Positioning Sy...
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
So-called 'negative results' still often go unpublished - leading to systematic bias in the literature. But tools to reduce bias (like Registered Reports) are spreading. Read more on: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it?
Researchers have tried a bunch of strategies to get more negative results into the literature. Nature asks whether they are working. Researchers have tried a bunch of strategies to get more negative r...
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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · 08/08/2024
An ErrantScience PhD working hours cartoon from 2018 that we were inspired to reshare this week
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 29/07/2024
Looking forward to the winter meeting. I am planning to join in person
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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · 25/07/2024
Research fellowships are always a funding route worth considering for anyone with unlimited time, resources, and patience also the right connections. In the unlikely event you don't have all of that then other more rewarding options are available
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 24/07/2024
Working from home... Very hard to not get distracted
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 24/07/2024
Awesome! I would have loved to join, but unfortunately I am traveling those days. #phdlife #openscience
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 23/07/2024
Got a new book in the mail today. Looking forward to reading and discussing it #bookclub #animalwelfare
Holding the book 'justice for animals - our collective responsibility' from Masha C. Nussbaum in the hand,  while an Alaskan malamute sniffs the book
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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · 22/07/2024
Applications are rolling in, but there is still plenty of time to apply for one of the NSO Grants! Apply by 1st September for the ECR or the Networking and Education grant! www.nordicsocietyoikos.org/grants
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 13/06/2024
26 meta-studies confirm preregistration & registered reports reduce research waste! Check out this Nature Ecology & Evolution paper by Marija Purgar, Paul Glasziou, Shinichi Nakagawa and Antica Culina: t.co/hahQ6jOx6b Feel free to share your feedback on the proposed measures below.
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 12/07/2024
In June’s #SORTEEcodeclub session, Steffi LaZerte hosted a workshop on how to code our own website. #codereview Missed Code club? Read back in our blog: www.sortee.org/blog/2024/07... "How to use Markdown and Quarto to create and host a website on GitHub!"
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 19/07/2024
reeserichardson.blog
Engineering the world’s highest cited cat, Larry
A citation manipulation scheme so easy, even a cat can do it.
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Erik Versluijs @erikversluijs.bsky.social · 18/07/2024
Just moving over from X (Twitter) to Bluesky.
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