read. by Mihai Andrei. But, what happened between the times where the camels were useful to the Australian government and now, classed as a pest and culled by the thousands? The population of camels doubles every 10 years.

Australia set to kill 10,000 camels by shooting them from helicopters Environmental disasters have become terribly common in Australia. Getty Images. In addition to this fire, which killed many animals and burned forests, the news that Australia was going to kill the wild camels in the vicinity was sitting on the agenda like a bomb.

Officials will kill thousands of camels in Australia as they drink too much water amid the wildfires. Australia to kill more than 10,000 feral camels to prevent them from further 'contaminating important water sources' The population of feral camels has always been problematic, and will now be culled to prevent the animals from consuming more resources. About 10,000 camels are at risk of being shot and killed in a drought-ravaged region of Australia, after complaints that the thirsty animals are endangering locals as … Back in the 1900s, 20,000 camels were specially imported to Australia from the Indian subcontinent, and since then they have become feral, which means that they have become wild and uncontrollable after escape from domestication. According to The Australian, 10,000 camels will be culled by professional shooters in helicopters from Wednesday after an order from Aboriginal leaders in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands (AYP). The fact that the camel population has grown too big and causing problems to the environment and communities is not new. Notably, camels aren’t native to Australia. The camels have somewhat become a huge problem for locals as they freely roam the streets searching for water. The government has hired professional shooters to kill the camels. To kill thousands of feral camels in South Australia, to stop the animals drinking water in the drought-ravaged region.

They were brought over by British settlers from India, Afghanistan and the Middle East in the 19th century. Australia has the largest wild camel population in the world due to early importations to help Australia ‘open up’ it’s remote outback regions. Australia to kill 6,000 camels. But killing them and let the carcasses rot in the Outback is a waste of resources. There are believed to be more than 1 million camels in Australia and the country’s camel population is growing rapidly. The local administration of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara region, which cited the excessive consumption of water resources by camels, began the operation a week ago.

Sure, the Australian government has to find a way to reduce the immense amount of feral camels in the Australian deserts. South Australia's Department for Environment and Water said previously local traditional land owners mustered and sold camels, but they now have too many to cope with. Camels aren't native to Australia - they were brought over by British settlers from India, Afghanistan and the Middle East in the 19th century. Thu., Nov. 26, 2009 timer 2 min. By Akshay Pai Published on : 06:16 PST, Jan 7, 2020. Copy to Clipboard.