National Geographic September 2003

Iraq: A Photographer’s Diary { Diary of a War}
Diary of a War In her second dispatch, a veteran war photogra- pher reports on daily life in Iraq during and after the bombing. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEXANDRA BOULAT
Winged Mummy of Ancient Peru { Winged Mummy of Peru; Shaman or Sacrifice? }
Winged Mummy of Peru In a coastal desert, archaeologists discover a 1, 300- year- old, human- size effigy of a bird and, inside, the skeleton of a woman thought to be a shaman. BY KAREN E. LANGE PHOTOGRAPHS BY IRA BLOCK
97210: Solace in the City { Wild in Portland, OR; ZipUSA: 97210; ZipUSA: Portland, Oregon}
ZipUSA: 97210 A short walk from downtown Portland, Ore- gon, coyotes, joggers, and mountain bikers share a 5, 000- acre park. BY KEVIN KRAJICK PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARIA STENZEL
21st- Century Slaves
21st- Century Slaves There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans- Atlantic slave trade. The modern commerce in humans rivals illegal drug trafficking in its global reach- and in the destruction of lives. BY AND
Sleeping With the Fishes { Deep Science: Sleeping With the Fishes}
Deep Science What’s the best way to study Florida’s coral reefs and their finned inhabitants? Live where the action is. BY GREGORY S. STONE PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRIAN SKERRY
Saving Africa’s Eden
Saving Africa’s Eden The president of Gabon sets aside a big chunk of his country, preserving a little bit of Africa for everyone. BY DAVID QUAMMEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL NICHOLS
Zebras! { Zebras: Born to Roam}
Zebras They’ re born to roam: East Africa’s plains zebras follow the rains in one of the greatest migratory shows on Earth. BY JENNIFER STEINBERG HOLLAND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANUP AND MANOJ SHAH