They are a remnant from the camels brought here by the first explorers in the early 1800's. They realised that horses wouldn't do well in the outback so brought Afghan cameleers here to run the camels as pack animals..Some escaped, some were let go, and now they have bred to around 1 million. There are professional camel culling expeditions all year round. They cull by helicopter. It's an odd sight to see camels in the outback, but reasonably common. (I mean in the real outback, not 30 minutes away from the city.)
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Very interesting information sir galenkp...so it's not illegal to shoot a camel?
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Nope, they are a feral pest and shooting them is permitted. I probably wouldn't want to shoot one myself, but as a professional culling shooter it's really just another job. I cull deer, kangaroos, foxes, hares and rabbits on a big cattle farm and have done a lot of of pig shooting in my time. I'm not inclined to shoot brumby's or camels though.
They are controlled all the time, as are the other ferals. To be honest they controlled the koala population on Kangaroo Island here in SA not too long ago. An environmental cull to lessen the burgeoning population. I wouldn't shoot a koala either though.
It's a complex issue here and one many don't understand.
Short answer...It's open season on camels.
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Very interesting sir galenkp, thanks for explaining this. I wouldn't want to shoot a camel or koals either. Lots of everything is probably being lost in the fires though, it'll make the culler's job easier perhaps.
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