Australian Geographic – July-August 2019

July. August 9

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On the cover

The endangered

eastern quoll once

ranged across much of

south-eastern

Australia and up to

northern NSW. The

last members of the

mainland population

died out in about 1963,

but these quolls

remain in Tasmania, mainly in the eastern

part of the state. This little lovely was photo-

graphed by Sean Crane at the Bonorong

Wildlife Sanctuary near Hobart. See page 66.

Contents

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The very best of Australia’s nature, culture, people and places

RewildingRewilding Australia

Large-scale conservation at work

 years since Apollo The true story of Australia’s critical role

CLIMBING BANWhat’s next for our national icon ?ULURU Latest images of a rare event

Lake Eyre in flood

Up close and personal with this extraordinary lizardWhat a frill!

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and names of deceased individuals.

106 Taking the Eyre

Nailing the perfect shot of

Lake Eyre in flood isn’t easy,

but expert tuition helps.

116 Off to the races

A rural community embraces

its diversity with a festival

celebrating culture and camels.

Travel with Us

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14 Your Say

Mailbag and reader

photos

16 Big Picture

Sun sign

22 Not pretty

enough?

All species deserve

our help

23 Space

Making our Moon

24 Traces

The Old Ghan line

Geobuzz & regulars

25 Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Do fish drink water?

26 Defining Moments

Federation Drought

28 Aussie Towns

Temora, NSW

32 Infographic

What water where?

34 Your Society

Meet world record-holding

deep-sea diver Victor Vescovo

Buzz Aldrin and

the Lunar Module

at Tranquility Base.

See page 54.

Eel migration

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PHOTO CREDITS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: NASA; MANDY MCKEESICK; CHRISSIE GOLDRICK; COURTESY ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTESCIENTIFIC NAME:

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