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As a result of Australia literally being on fire, difficult decisions are being made to conserve precious resources. One of those tough choices is to shoot over 10,000 camels because they drink too much water.

The camels will be shot by professional firearms experts from helicopters; the move aims to prevent the camels from drinking too much water in drought-afflicted South Australia. According to The Australian, the shooting will begin Wednesday, following an order from Aboriginal leaders in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands.

Locals have been complaining that the animals have been entering communities and “wreaking havoc” as they search for available water, including taps and tanks.

“We have been stuck in stinking hot and uncomfortable conditions, feeling unwell, because the camels are coming in and knocking down fences, getting in around the houses and trying to get to water through air-conditioners,’’ said Marita Baker, a board member of the APY executive.

By culling the camel population, APY Lands manager Richard King explained that a buffer zone will be created to better protect communities and children. “Even the moisture that your air conditioner generates will attract them, and when you’ve got four or five animals really wanting water — they’re quite capable of breaking air conditioners,” said King.

To remove the camels, he added, it would take three years. “And in that time we’ve got to feed them … the reality is, we just can’t do that,” he said.

Another factor contributing to the animals’ demise is the fact that they emit methane equivalent to one ton of carbon dioxide per year. According to a spokesperson for the South Australia Department of Environment and Water, the increasing number of animals is causing several problems in the region.

All in all, the operation to curb the camel population will cost $1.2 million and take five days. The carcasses will be left to dry off before they are burned or buried, reports ABC News.

Camels were first introduced to Australia from India and Afghanistan during the 19th century. They were primarily used for transport and construction. Traditional owners in the west of the APY lands mustered feral camels for sale, according to the DEW spokesperson. However, due to the droughts, the owners have been “unable to manage the scale and number of camels that congregate in dry conditions.”

Not surprisingly, the operation has attracted criticism. Some readers are appalled that thousands of more animals will die, following more than a billion animals perishing in the wildfires sweeping across Australia. According to Chris Dickman, an ecologist at the University of Sydney, “without any doubt at all,” the losses have already exceeded 1 billion. He added that it was “a very conservative figure.”

Some conservationists and wildlife experts fear the fires may have wiped out entire species of animals. Small marsupials, including the dunnarts and glossy black cockatoos, may have entirely disappeared in the fires. Approximately one-third of Kangaroo Island burned in the brushfire, leaving a “scorched wasteland.”

The DEW spokesman concluded that the animals “will be destroyed in accordance with the highest standards of animal welfare.”

About the Author

Mandy Froelich is an RHN, plant-based chef, journalist, Reiki master therapist, world traveler and enthusiast of everything to do with animal rights, sustainability, cannabis and conscious living. She share healthy recipes on my blog Life in Bloom.

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  • There have been some hero's who tried to save lives and one such case below 

    Farmer Sets Up Trough For Animals To Drink From While The Australian Bushfires Rage On

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    Read more @ https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/couple-who-own-an-emu-farm...

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    • It's very good to know that you are doing whatever you can to help ...the camels may be saved read @ https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/forum/topics/heavy-rainfall-set-t...

      Looks like it may come true as group maditations and prayers may be answered from above ..surely much needed 

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  • Just for them to shot and kill one camel hurts me let alone their plan to kill 10,000 camels 

  • Mankind's evil never ceases.

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    • Two ways transport large drums of drinking water to 

      Australia for the camels or let other countries take in as many camels as the can but to kill them is completely out of order and heavy karma ...how could the humans guilty  live with the murder of so many camels ..out of order 

  • All life is precious so whatever possible must be done to save the camels 

    •     It possible to return the desert landscape to grow  trees, grass, and other species of plants.

      • It is not necessary to kill any animal species.

  • A statement in the article:

    The DEW spokesman concluded that the animals “will be destroyed in accordance with the highest standards of animal welfare

    THEY MUST BE NUTS 

    •         They are.

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