What is being done to minimize the amount of camels?
Well, since 2008 the amount of camels has dropped, but not dramatically. There is still a lot of work to be done!
Here is a list of how camels are being dealt with:
Aerial Shooting is the main way used to kill camels. This way, a lot of camels can be killed, but some protesters say that the camels die a long and painful death.
Exclusion Fencing is when fences are built to protect certain areas from feral camels. This obviously doesn`t minimize the amount of camels but helps to save native species and the Australian landscape.
Culling allows anyone to kill as many camels as they want. The camels killed are often used for pet meat.
Mustering For Sale and meat processing has also been done. There is an overseas market for camel meat and so people could make a bit of a profit from camels.
Watch this video. It will be helpful!
Well, since 2008 the amount of camels has dropped, but not dramatically. There is still a lot of work to be done!
Here is a list of how camels are being dealt with:
Aerial Shooting is the main way used to kill camels. This way, a lot of camels can be killed, but some protesters say that the camels die a long and painful death.
Exclusion Fencing is when fences are built to protect certain areas from feral camels. This obviously doesn`t minimize the amount of camels but helps to save native species and the Australian landscape.
Culling allows anyone to kill as many camels as they want. The camels killed are often used for pet meat.
Mustering For Sale and meat processing has also been done. There is an overseas market for camel meat and so people could make a bit of a profit from camels.
Watch this video. It will be helpful!
It was helpful wasn`t it!
In summary, I can see why people thought that camels would be a good idea. They didn`t know that vehicles and machinery would be invented. They didn`t understand the consequences of bringing camels into Aus. And they certainly didn`t know that soon there would be more than 1 million feral camels in the middle of Australia. I definitely don’t think that it was a good idea to bring camels into Australia. In 1840, I would`ve said yes. But not if I knew that they were going to be one of Australia`s biggest pests.
In summary, I can see why people thought that camels would be a good idea. They didn`t know that vehicles and machinery would be invented. They didn`t understand the consequences of bringing camels into Aus. And they certainly didn`t know that soon there would be more than 1 million feral camels in the middle of Australia. I definitely don’t think that it was a good idea to bring camels into Australia. In 1840, I would`ve said yes. But not if I knew that they were going to be one of Australia`s biggest pests.