Australian Geographic - 09.2019 - 10.2019

September. October 61 AG on frozen grass. But my attention soon turns from this to marvelling at the wilderness around me. Summi ...

STILL LIFE Technology meets artistry and opportunity to produce the winning images in this year’s Australian Geographic Nature P ...

FIN WHALE’S DEMISE FIN WHALE, BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS STATUS: VULNERABLE Mat Beetson, Western Australia Th e fi n whale is sighted ...

64 Australian Geographic A ERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY has traditionally been the preserve of professional photographers with deep pockets ...

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66 Australian Geographic PORTFOLIO PRIZE A great representation of iconic Australian animals in their habitat. This photographer ...

September. October 67 CRADLE MOUNTAIN POSSUM Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula Cradle Mountain, Tasmania LIFE IN TH ...

68 Australian Geographic THREATENED SPECIES 1 2 ...

September. October 69 3 DECORATOR CRAB Ross Gudgeon, Western Australia DECORATOR CRAB, ACHAEUS SPINOSUS Typically, decorator cra ...

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72 Australian Geographic THE WATERING HOLE Melissa Williams-Brown, South Australia The Menindee Lakes were deliber- ately draine ...

September. October 73 BOTANICAL 12 D ON’T MISS the stunning Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibitions at ...

74 Australian Geographic74 Australian Geographic 1 SMALL BUT MIGHTY Richard Smith, United Kingdom COMMENSAL AMPHIPOD LIVING IN S ...

September. October 75 5 TEXTURE Tracey Jennings, United Kingdom/Malaysia HONEYCOMB MORAY EEL, GYMNOTHORAX FAVAGINEUS MAZE CORAL, ...

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Seeing the good for the trees The future of Australia’s fast-disappearing forests lies in the hands of our farmers. September. O ...

Chris is an old-school academic – highly esteemed, with a worldwide reputation in his area of expertise built during a career th ...

September. October 79 PHOTO CREDITS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: AUSCAPE/CONTRIBUTOR/GETTY; BOBBY TAMAYO, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY; BEN NOTT ...

80 Australian Geographic 2015 –2016 non-remnant – has regrown aft er being previously cleared remnant – never before cleared 66% ...