
5,000 Camels Shot Dead In 5 Days In Drought-Hit Australia Amid Wildfire
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 4:16 PM
Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000-camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in drought-stricken areas of southern Australia, officials said. Aboriginal leaders in South Australia state said extremely large-herds of the non-native camels had been driven towards rural-communities by drought and extreme heat, threatening scarce food and drinking water, damaging infrastructure, and creating a dangerous hazard for drivers.
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