Population crashes are dangerous and can be irreversible. But new research shows they are not always an evolutionary dead end.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/we-thou...
Three days in the field doing health checks on koalas and collecting scat. Such a privilege working with these special creatures.
Ticket purchased. This has been a great conference in the past. Really looking forward to this one. Get on board koala people.
www.linkedin.com/posts/koala-...
Interesting findings that show post fire koala population recovery may take longer than previously thought.
connectsci.au/wr/article/5...
Never get sick of hanging out with these faces.
This little one was an unfortunate casualty of this week’s wild weather. Doing well now though.
Missing #ESA2025 due to fieldwork commitment feels.
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. 🐨🐨🌳🌳
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...
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. 🙏🙏🙏 🐨🐨🐨
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...
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...
There are few who can deliver a message like David Suzuki.
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i...
Critical work highlighting the important role surveillance plays in informing disease management strategies.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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...
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...
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....
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.
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.
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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 #GCH2024
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
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
