Scott Wilson
@scottwilson.bsky.social
Disaster and Critical Incident Manager, Wildlife and Fire Ecologist researching the impacts of chlamydial disease management on koala populations.
Some pics from a super week of fieldwork, and finally some good rain after 6 weeks of hardly receiving a drop.
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Some pics from a super week of fieldwork, and finally some good rain after 6 weeks of hardly receiving a drop.
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. 🐨🐨🌳🌳
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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. 🐨🐨🌳🌳
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.
September 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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.
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...
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
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September 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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. 🙏🙏🙏 🐨🐨🐨
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. 🙏🙏🙏 🐨🐨🐨
September 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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. 🙏🙏🙏 🐨🐨🐨
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. 🙏🙏🙏 🐨🐨🐨
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...
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
September 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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. 🐨🌳
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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. 🐨🌳
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/2076-2615/15...
www.mdpi.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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/2076-2615/15...
Critical work highlighting the important role surveillance plays in informing disease management strategies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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
June 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Critical work highlighting the important role surveillance plays in informing disease management strategies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
I think it might be time to give mum a break little one. 🐨
June 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I think it might be time to give mum a break little one. 🐨
The overwhelming community sentiment is that shark nets are ineffective and should be removed, not to spend $90m expanding the shark control program. This measure is so tone deaf it would be hilarious if its results weren’t guaranteed to be so devastating.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Will this $88m shark control plan improve safety or breach the law?
A multi-million-dollar shark control investment — the biggest in the Queensland program's history — looks to protect beachgoers with "innovative technologies". But some are questioning if the move is ...
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May 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The overwhelming community sentiment is that shark nets are ineffective and should be removed, not to spend $90m expanding the shark control program. This measure is so tone deaf it would be hilarious if its results weren’t guaranteed to be so devastating.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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...
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
May 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Reposted by Scott Wilson
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....
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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....
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Scott Wilson
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
February 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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...
Release days are good days.
January 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Release days are good days.
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.
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
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#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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January 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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.
Reposted by Scott Wilson
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
Read the full Global Climate Highlights 2024 here: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz#C3S##GCH20242024
January 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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
Read the full Global Climate Highlights 2024 here: https://bit.ly/40kQpcz#C3S##GCH20242024
Reposted by Scott Wilson
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
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
January 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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
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
The footprint of the Grampians fire warning area is now huge. Hopefully the worst doesn’t eventuate as the westerly wind change comes through.
December 26, 2024 at 8:37 AM
The footprint of the Grampians fire warning area is now huge. Hopefully the worst doesn’t eventuate as the westerly wind change comes through.
Our wonderful Dr Basil Leodoro providing an update on the situation in Vanuatu post Tuesdays earthquake.
youtu.be/HW-yZCCzthE
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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December 19, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Our wonderful Dr Basil Leodoro providing an update on the situation in Vanuatu post Tuesdays earthquake.
youtu.be/HW-yZCCzthE
youtu.be/HW-yZCCzthE
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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December 17, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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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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.
December 14, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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.
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. 🙏
December 14, 2024 at 11:25 AM
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. 🙏
Such an awesome program at @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESAus2024. Looking forward to spending next week with this amazing community of ecologists.
December 4, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Such an awesome program at @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESAus2024. Looking forward to spending next week with this amazing community of ecologists.