Re:Why They Lost The Wheel (1973)
by wisdomdata on Saturday February 28, 2015 @11:45AM
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unfortunately (for Australia at least) the camel is in no danger of disappearing, it is a very serious pest of the inland desert areas. The number of camels which range through inland arid areas is now around the 1 million mark. They are very destructive too, being able to reach much higher and eat tougher plants than any other native animals.
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It appears that number was an overestimate, says http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/18/australia... . It's around 300K now, after culling. It looks like it was 600K before culling, says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-21/feral-camel-culling-re... .
I would seem to me it should be pretty easy to shoot them and eat them.
Re:Why They Lost The Wheel (1973)
by keeperofdakeys on Sunday March 01, 2015 @02:11AM
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http://www.camelsaust.com.au/
There is indeed an industry for this, but it's no where near as large as it would need to be to eliminate a significant amount of the population.
You also have the problem that the population is spread over such a large area.
It seems unlikely that you'd get people to eat camels on a large scale if they're only going to be available for a short period while they're being culled.
Yep, like emus*