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July–August 2015 7

ON THE COVER

WA T C H


COME TO LIFE!


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PAGE 24: WATCH a short fi lm about
a new conservation breeding technique.
PAGE 45: LEARN about the latest
Australian forensic techniques.
PAGE 68: BROWSE the full galleries of
ANZANG photography fi nalists.
PAGE 79: WATCH a fi lm about the
delights of Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges.
PAGE 87: SEE a fi lm clip about river red
gums on the Murray River.
PAGE 95: VICARIOUSLY jump out of a
plane with our wingsuit adventurers.
PAGE 117: DONATE to help the critically
endangered Leadbeater’s possum.
PAGE 125: WIN a copy of the BBC’s
Human Universe DVD.

Natural beauties.
Not all cockroaches
are household pests
(page 20).

“After major rain events in
the Exmouth Gulf region, WA,
there are blooms of red jelly-
fish. Beaches are carpeted, and
under water at Ningaloo they
are everywhere,” says ANZANG
finalist Ross Gudgeon, who
took this issue’s cover shot.

99 DESTINATIONS
Riding the Victorian Alps


108 LAT/LONG
St Arnaud’s Bible Museum


123 YOU R AG
Mailbag; Talkb@ck; Dr Karl


129 FROM THE FIELD
Behind the scenes with AG


130 REWIND
Day at the races


OUT BACK


Born in the saddle. Lin Baird (above) grew up exploring the
High Country by horseback – now you can too (page 100).
Small blessings. Ellen Reid (left), of The Bible Museum in St
Arnaud, VIC, befriends a monarch butterfl y (page 108).

Mighty gums. Massive river red
gums dwarf water managers
at Millewa Forest, on the
NSW side of the Murray.
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