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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · 10d

With the weather warming up here in Queensland, it’s understandable that sometimes you might want to sleep with a leg out from under the blanket. 🐨🐨🌳🌳

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · 10d

Ok, anyone prepared to go out on a limb (pun intended) and guess which koala is male and which is female? Will disclose the signs in the comments a little later.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · 10d

Vaccination may be an important component of a complete chlamydial disease management strategy for koalas. Seems there is a bit more to do yet though.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Evaluation of Chlamydia pecorum major outer membrane protein vaccine a management tool in wild koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Evaluation of Chlamydia pecorum major outer membrane protein vaccine a management tool in wild koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations

www.nature.com

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · 27d

Most people that hit a koala on the road aren’t speeding, being careless or nasty people, they’ve simply experienced an unavoidable incident.
I’ve attended three vehicle strikes in the last week and in all instances the drivers involved called for help, giving the koalas a second chance. 🙏🙏🙏 🐨🐨🐨

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · 29d

A really important step forward in managing chlamydial disease in koalas. I’m extremely fortunate to be working at a University so heavily invested in koala conservation from various perspectives.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Koala chlamydia: Australia approves vaccine to curb killer epidemic

Thousands of koalas have died from the disease, with some estimates suggesting only 50,000 remain in the wild.

www.bbc.com

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Aug 18

Checked up on two (now 3 😀) of our post release rehabilitated koalas on Sunday. Both females were treated for chlamydia infection but now back out doing what koalas do. 🐨🌳

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Aug 4

Really interesting research in Victoria that highlights the risk sub clinical Chlamydia pecorum infections pose to southern koala populations.

www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...

www.mdpi.com

Paul Beckwith @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social · Jan 22

Watch a HUGE chunk of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Break Off: Ongoing in RealTime. You can see changes in the ice day-to-day…
youtu.be/1erkfoT69e4?...

#ClimatePolicy #climate #climateconversation #Antarctica #Glaciers2025 #glaciers

Watch a HUGE chunk of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Break Off: Ongoing

YouTube video by Paul Beckwith

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Jul 6

There are few who can deliver a message like David Suzuki.

www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...

‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics

"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...

www.ipolitics.ca

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Jun 6

Critical work highlighting the important role surveillance plays in informing disease management strategies.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Dominance of Vaccine‐Specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA Genotypes in Koalas From North‐Eastern Australia

The comprehensive dataset, including full-length ompA sequences from over 220 samples, provides a unique look at the geographical spread and temporal stability of Chlamydia pecorum. Our analysis not ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Jun 2

I think it might be time to give mum a break little one. 🐨

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · May 25

Before reading this I thought the article title may be a little over dramatic, but no, no it isn’t.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

'This could be the beginning of the end': Toxic algal bloom a sign of a changing climate

A mysterious, brown foam appeared on a beach an hour south of Adelaide. It was just the beginning of a toxic algal bloom that has now grown to thousands of square kilometres in size, killing precious ...

www.abc.net.au

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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · Feb 2

Reform of Australia’s failed nature protection laws remains unfinished business. Three years on, the Albanese govt has nothing to show for its 2022 election commitment to establish a national EPA. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Labor shelves contentious environmental reform after backlash from WA

Labor will not try to negotiate the passage of the new laws, which would create a new federal environment protection agency, in the coming sitting fortnight.

www.abc.net.au

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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · Feb 2

What was once a poultry assocaited virus is now found in places far from poultry. Case report 10-20 dead walruses in Svalbard, Norway, with confirmation of HPAI H5N5. Virus similar to bird viruses from Norway/Europe
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Jan 24

Release days are good days.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Jan 24

As if this week wasn’t concerning enough, a large section of the Thwaites Glacier broke off aswell. Maybe best to watch this one on Monday morning rather than wreck your weekend.

Paul Beckwith @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social · Jan 22

Watch a HUGE chunk of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Break Off: Ongoing in RealTime. You can see changes in the ice day-to-day…
youtu.be/1erkfoT69e4?...

#ClimatePolicy #climate #climateconversation #Antarctica #Glaciers2025 #glaciers

Watch a HUGE chunk of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica Break Off: Ongoing

YouTube video by Paul Beckwith

youtu.be

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · Jan 10

2024 was the warmest year for all continents, except Antarctica and Australasia. In Europe, 2024 exceeded the 1991–2020 average by 1.47°C and the previous record from 2020 by 0.28°C.
Read the full Global Climate Highlights 2024 here: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz#C3S##GCH20242024

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · Jan 2

2024 in #Australia had a
Temperature anomaly of+1.46C above the 1961/1990 (+0.83C above the 1991/2020 normal) and was the 2nd hottest year on record ,0.05C behind 2019.
Averaged rainfall was 594mm,which is 28% above average and was the 8th wettest year on record.
Maps by BOM

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 26

The footprint of the Grampians fire warning area is now huge. Hopefully the worst doesn’t eventuate as the westerly wind change comes through.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 19

Our wonderful Dr Basil Leodoro providing an update on the situation in Vanuatu post Tuesdays earthquake.

youtu.be/HW-yZCCzthE

Vanuatu doctor says cleanup could take 'years', worried about outer islands & disease | The World

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 17

A horrible day for my friends and colleagues in Vanuatu, with a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking 30kms from Port Vila. Our team about HELPR1 were straight into response mode in surrounding islands. Hoping to get in on Thursday with additional response personnel.
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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 14

I spent today on Cape Otway visiting the koala population. This spot sparked my initial interest in koala ecology as a teenager. The population has its issues but its always a privilege being there.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 14

Thanks @ecolsocaus.bsky.social for an outstanding week at #ESAu2024. The program was jam packed. Met some researchers I’ve admired for a long time and so impressed at the intelligence and passion of the huge number of early career ecologists present. See you next year. 🙏

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 4

Such an awesome program at @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESAus2024. Looking forward to spending next week with this amazing community of ecologists.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Dec 3

I wrote a short piece for Aged Care Today magazine on the importance of disaster preparedness in the Australian aged care sector.

issuu.com/adbourne/doc...

Aged Care Today Magazine Summer 2024

The official publication of ACCPA

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Nov 25

The excitement of spotting a healthy koala mum with a joey never gets old.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Nov 22

Thankfully this little one gets a second start at life.

Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Nov 21

Well, well, well!!!

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

US authorities issue arrest warrant for Adani boss

Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire behind Queensland's controversial Carmichael coal project, is charged in the US over an alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme.

www.abc.net.au

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Rohan Fisher @rohanfisher.bsky.social · Nov 17

Where do fires occur in Australia? I analysed NASA fire data for the last 23 years producing this map of frequency. Translating that into % burnt, SE +SW Aust make up less than 1%, 99.3% occurred across our desert, rangeland and tropical savannas.

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Scott Wilson @scottwilson.bsky.social · Nov 16

Field work fun in the Mangroves.