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Ron Efrat

@moveandconserve.bsky.social
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Conservation*Movement Ecology. Postdoc, Max Planck Inst. of Animal Behavior. Soaring, running, swimming, if it moves and can carry a GPS tag, I'm in.

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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A call for academic advice: A paper I reviewed was rejected following multiple critical problems that were flagged by me and a second reviewer. A couple of months pass, and I see the same paper, with minor edits, published in another journal (you can guess the publisher). What would you do? 🧪🌎
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Eric Cartman: What Would You Guys Have Me Do?
ALT: Eric Cartman: What Would You Guys Have Me Do?
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Human habitat makes foxes move more! Wait, what? But I thought that mammals move less with increased human footprint. Well, it is probably a matter of scale - a thread about our new publication in @ecol-evol.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/NMFBDQ... @odedberger-tal.bsky.social 🐾🧪🌎
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Use of Human Habitat in an Extreme Desert by the Generalist Red Fox: Risk and Energy Considerations
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As an ornithologist, I can confidently say that this one beautiful bird! (Pale Tussock, if my googling was right)
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Back in the office (since Monday, but too many emails). A huge thank you to the organizers @isbe2026.bsky.social and all participants. I heard some amazing talks about exciting research. And thanks Italy for the food, the scenery (see photo, enabled thanks to the conf daycare!) and the people.
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Are you at #ISBE2026 ? Today, 10:45, room Rome. Come hear about how #experience shapes the response to #anthropogenic pressures in a #migratory endangered eagle. Featuring: multi-year GPS tracking, integrated Step Selection, HMM, and lots of fun!
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Family stopover ecology along the migratory route to #ISBE2026 - storks in Liechtenstein and beautiful scenery in Switzerland. @yaelbird.bsky.social
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
2016: an entire week to create and record an animation from GPS data. 2026: 2 minutes with an LLM to write a script that downloads my data and creates the animation, 10 more minutes to make it exactly as I want. #ISBE2026 #movementecology #biologging #AI 🧪🐾🪶🌎
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
@isbe2026.bsky.social is only a week away! Time to get back on @bsky.app 😅 Who am I meeting there? What talks should I not miss? Here is a teaser for my talk 🪶🐾🧪🌎 #conservation #movementecology #ornithology #animalbehavior #migration
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Do vote for the Egyptian vulture project! There are so many reasons why. Here is just one: this project, with the amazing people running it, was able to stabilize the population of this amazing species, years before it disappeared from the area. 🪶
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This new format makes the review invitation feel much less personal and much less appealing. I almost deleted it because I thought it is another Wiley spam. @bou.org.uk 🧪🌎🪶
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Movebank @movebank.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
📢 Update: We’ve extended our survey deadline! During 2026, we will undertake a major renewal of the Movebank system. Help us build a more scalable, sustainable database for your projects. Your feedback will directly shape the future of Movebank. Survey: survey.academiccloud.de/f/221856?lan...
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Who made these stickers, and why don't I have them yet??
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
There's a journal I really like and I was even lucky to publish in it. But, something in the publishing process there is wrong. Me and others had bad experiences, and here is an example from a recent publication. What can I do? Contact someone? Name them here on Bsky? 🧪🌎
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Of course, I would love to participate in your very real conference that you so kindly sent me an invitation to. The fact that it is happening next week and you are still looking for key-note speakers is completely normal, and so are your highlights. How do you stop these #academic_spam emails? 🧪🌎
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Would have been really interesting if that was the real result of the SDM.. Luckily, it was just a small mistake in my R code.
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
"To continue protecting birds in an age of chaos is an act of defiance against cynicism" An important and very relevant opinion: theornithologist.org/in-defence-o... 🪶🌎 #ornithology #conservation
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In Defence of Bird Conservation in a Broken World
In a world torn by wars and crises, bird conservation can seem irrelevant. Yet to protect life itself is not indulgence – it’s resistance.
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This is how you connect people to nature through science. Well done @theguardian.com ! 🧪🪶🌎🐾 #ornithology #conservation #movementecology www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
She was inspiring. She really made a difference. And she really believed in mankind. RIP Jane Goodall, may we have the power to take the inspiration you gave us and keep fighting the fight for nature and mankind.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 02/10/2025
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
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Jeroen Reneerkens @jeroen-reneerkens.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
A vagrant juvenile Sanderling turned up in Israel—likely after a single non-stop flight from the Dutch Wadden Sea. Here’s thread explaining why that’s remarkable and interesting. @wadertales.bsky.social @globalflyway.bsky.social #Birds #Migration
The colour-marked Sanderling photographed in Israel, still carrying its radiotransmitter
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Just started reviewing a paper that's supposed to be double-blind. There are indeed no names in the document, but the file names are the name of the first author... Which made me think - how often do you really not know who's paper you are reviewing? 🧪🌎
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Paolo Becciu @pbecciu.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Happy to be included in the ‘Understanding Migration’ virtual issue at Functional Ecology — alongside many influential papers 🐦🎉 #birdmigration #movementecology #ornithology @funecology.bsky.social @besmovesig.bsky.social 👉 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Understanding migration: Functional Ecology
<em>Functional Ecology</em> journal publishes high-impact research providing a mechanistic understanding of ecological pattern and process from the organismic to ecosystem scale.
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Larger than a blackbird, in one of the most populated areas in the world, but still unseen for who knows how long. A second paper from the story of the discovery of the Egyptian #Nightjar in the Dead Sea area was published recently. 🧪🐾🌎🪶 📷 Y. Wasserlauf #ornithology #conservation #ecology
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Another touristic site with my parents, another cool #bird_behavior. This time, Mainau and its beautiful trees present a cool Nuthach. #ornithology
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Took my parents to see the Rhine Falls today. They enjoyed the falls, I enjoyed other things enjoying the falls 🙃 #ornithology
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Batumi Raptor Count @batumiraptorcount.org · 09/09/2025
A new study led by @moveandconserve.bsky.social used GPS tracking to test the monitoring potential of Eilat and Batumi. An invaluable step toward linking counted birds to their origins, but we found it needed some elaboration from a migration count perspective! Our commentary: tinyurl.com/nnbzu7kc
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One million raptors: But where do they come from? — Batumi Raptor Count
As a migration counter, you can’t help but wonder: “Where did the bird I just tallied come from, and where is it going?” In light of BRC’s main aim — monitoring raptor population trends — this very ...
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
This is now officially out with the new @currentbiology.bsky.social issue (current Current Biology issue 🙃). @yaelbird.bsky.social 🧪🌎🐾🪶 #ornithology #conservation #movement_ecology
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Science as a conversation: In January, we published a paper about migratory bird counts www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... For different reasons, we did not include the managers of the bird counts. But the @batumiraptorcount.org people had some important comments #conservation #ornithology 🧪🐾🌎
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Using GPS tracking data to validate the conservation value of bird migration counts
Effective conservation of migratory birds requires gathering of information about their population trends, often acquired using migratory bird counts.…
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Someone's being enjoying our garden 🤩
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
A great thank you to the organizers of #BESMove2025! It was really nice meeting new and old friends, hearing about so many interesting studies and even enjoying nice weather that allowed me to see the local wildlife 😅. See you next year?
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
What a wonderful day at the #BESMove2025! Fascinating talks, great people, beautiful campus (see pic). Really excited to talk about the migratory movements of Steppe Eagles tomorrow.
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
First time in England (kind of)! Excited for the @besmovesig.bsky.social #BES #Movement_Ecology annual meeting.
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Yes! I like the idea! But why stop there? What about removing human settlements from remote areas so that Putin can't attack them (and to reduce human effects)? Reducing the number of flights to avoid being targeted (and reducing CO2 emissions)? Any other ideas?
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I (only) recently started using notebooklm.google If you don't know it, it really is an amazing tool (with some problems, obviously). The most important thing is that it allows me to read (well, hear) a few more papers, missing a little less of what's new in science. 🧪 (some thoughts below)
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Google NotebookLM | AI Research Tool & Thinking Partner
Meet NotebookLM, the AI research tool and thinking partner that can analyze your sources, turn complexity into clarity and transform your content.
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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Big congrats to Terry Ord for receiving this year's Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award! While Terry is an avid animal behavior researcher, he also is passionate about teaching and published a (free!) graphic novel explaining topics in animal behavior! www.ordlab.unsw.edu.au/understandin...
Cover image of Terry's graphic novel "Understanding Animal Behavior". The title is written along the lefthand vertical edge and there is a kangaroo peeking out from behind the text. Several other critters like bats, ants and birds are also on the cover
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
How come I never heard of this amazing butterfly? Lesser Emperor Butterfly (I think..), changing colors from brown to purple depending on the angle of light. Beautiful! Southern Germany, Aug 2025
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
How are human-altered habitats affecting birds' migratory routes? And what is the role of age and wind conditions? We tested this for an #endangered #Eagle authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... 🐾🧪🪶 @yaelbird.bsky.social @talavgar.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social #conservation #ornithology
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Got a paper published in early view in @currentbiology.bsky.social today! I'm to tired to write a proper post, so consider this a teaser :)
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
OK R, no need to be passive-aggressive, I know I'm asking for too much Error: [writeRaster] cannot write more than 65535 layers
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
"Why are you so happy to see this small brownish bird*?" I was asked during the first of a 4 day hike in the Alps. These high altitude habitats, plants, birds and other critters are amazing. Getting away from everything and celebrating life is important. *bird too small, in the pic: not-a-bird
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Have been downloading weather (ERA5) data all night. 79 downloads required in total. I have 4 left and I need to close my computer in just over an hour. And people say* that there's no pressure in academia *I know nobody ever said that...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 30/06/2025
NEW on #theBOUblog Who are we counting? Coupling GPS data and bird count data to improve our understanding of bird migration Have a read of the latest blog contribution, from Ron Efrat bou.org.uk/blog-efra... #ornithology 🪶
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Trying to figure out if we are doing what we think we are doing in migratory bird count surveys. Now the blog version: bou.org.uk/blog-efrat-w... @bou.org.uk @batumiraptorcount.org @yaelbird.bsky.social 🪶🐾🧪
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Who are we counting? - British Ornithologists' Union
Coupling GPS data and bird count data to improve our understanding of bird migration
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
When GPS Spoofing (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) becomes art . 🧪🐾🪶 #MovementEcology #Biologging
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Asked the same thing from DallE in January 2023 and today (May 2025) from sora. Here are the results for "A realistic painting of an Egyptian vulture playing basketball". I am sure there is no need to explain why I asked this, probably one of the most common requests
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Joan Ferrer Obiol @joanferrerobiol.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨 New paper alert 🚨 🪶 Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change 🪶 👉 rdcu.be/ehvAA #LesserKestrel #ornithology #ClimateChange #Conservation 🧵👇 1/6
© D. Tome
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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Postdoc alert! 🚨 How do young raptors learn to migrate? 2-year postdoc at Uni. Laussane with @enourani.bsky.social is offered to model evolution of learning strategies for behavioral development. Application deadline is mid-June for a start in Jan 2026: career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...
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Dr Martyna Syposz @martysyposz.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Do you have hours of videos📹with animals? Speed up your watching by using BEHAVE - a user-friendly, open-source, free, zero-install tool for coding animal behaviour in video recordings! Try BEHAVE here: behave.claude-apps.com Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ron Efrat @moveandconserve.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We keep studying conservation from a distance not knowing enough about what happens on the ground This paper is an example of important on-the-ground work, with implications to both conservation and understanding of animal behavior www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Conseravtion #Ornithology🧪🪶🐾
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Sustainability and avian biodiversity tensions in wastewater management in arid zones
Biodiversity is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic and climatic changes around the globe. Many animals lose the habitats where they can settle a…
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