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unfortunately (for Australia at least) the camel is in no danger of disappearing, it is a very serious pest of the inland desert areas. The number of camels whi
by wisdomdata 12y ago
unfortunately (for Australia at least) the camel is in no danger of disappearing, it is a very serious pest of the inland desert areas. The number of camels which range through inland arid areas is now around the 1 million mark. They are very destructive too, being able to reach much higher and eat tougher plants than any other native animals.
- dalke 12y agoIt appears that number was an overestimate, says http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/18/australian-feral-camel-population-overestimated-says-study http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/18/australia... . It's around 300K now, after culling. It looks like it was 600K before culling, says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-21/feral-camel-culling-report/5105884 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-21/feral-camel-culling-re... .
- gweinberg 12y agoI would seem to me it should be pretty easy to shoot them and eat them.
- unchocked 12y agoThere's a lot of Australia, and comparatively few Australians
- Aqwis 12y agoIt seems unlikely that you'd get people to eat camels on a large scale if they're only going to be available for a short period while they're being culled.
- seszett 12y agoYep, like emus* * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
- keeperofdakeys 12y agohttp://www.camelsaust.com.au/ http://www.camelsaust.com.au/ There is indeed an industry for this, but it's no where near as large as it would need to be to eliminate a significant amount of the population. You also have the problem that the population is spread over such a large area.