The latest issue of Australian Geographic is out now!⁠
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In our cover story, we head to Western Australia to discover beautiful wildflower meadows and their rich ecological role and cultural heritage.
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Grab your copy in stores and online: ausgeo.co/currentissue

Also in this edition…
- Endangered emu mallee-wrens
- Awards For Nature
- Thrilling outback cinema
- Broken Heel Festival
- Life on WA's Hourman Abrolhos Islands
- Revisiting Cyclone Tracy
- The last great wilderness
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Jess Hartley & Lewis Burnett

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Broome, known as Rubibi by the Yawuru people, is a coastal pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

More than 40,000 years of history are etched in this beautiful region's ochre plains, with thousands of people flocking to the region each year to experience its raw beauty.

Discover the wonders of this unforgettable landscape… https://ausgeo.co/broome

Rikki Walls

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With the detection of the H7N3 strain of avian influenza on an egg farm in Victoria's west, Australian Geographic has delved into potential concerns to our native wildlife.

Learn more about H7N3, how it differs from the H5N1 strain, and what is being done to protect both our domestic and wild animals: https://ausgeo.co/birdfluau

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Any predator attempting to eat an adult cane toad will likely die quickly and painfully, and this invasive species is taking its toll on Australia's native animals.

So, if we can't eradicate cane toads, is there a way to teach native animals not to eat them⁠?

We asked Dr Georgia Ward-Fear of Macquarie University for the facts; here is 60 Seconds of Science!

https://youtu.be/W22-sgHC4ug

Read more about "teacher toads"… https://ausgeo.co/canetoad

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You've undoubtedly seen the distressing images of stranded pilot whales after the recent mass beaching in WA, but do you know why whales strand?

Scientists believe single strandings occur when an individual cetacean becomes ill, distressed, and disoriented, but they are still trying to understand mass-beaching events.

Learn more about mass strandings… https://ausgeo.co/pilotwhales

Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia

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Australia’s grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) aren’t just adorable; they’re vital pollinators that disperse thousands of fruit seeds each night as they feed.

But while they might seem to fill the skies at dusk, why are their numbers declining?

Get ready to learn all about these incredible animals! https://youtu.be/CN5iUWqi8Mk

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Do you know what these native Australian plants have in common?

They're all used by First Nations people as traditional bush medicine!

Discover what common ailments these incredible plants treat and how… https://ausgeo.co/bushmedicine

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A near-complete 50,000-year-old skeleton of the extinct short-faced kangaroo (Simosthenurus occidentalis) has been retrieved from an underground cave in Victoria

There isn't much a palaeontologist wouldn't do to get a fossil specimen of this quality, so what makes it so special? And to what extent did they go to retrieve this ancient kangaroo safely? Read more… https://ausgeo.co/RooFossil

Museums Victoria

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