The bad news from Australia doesn't stop, and it's not fake either.

This has already been reported in several media outlets: In Australia, camels have been shot from helicopters since Wednesday; a total of 10,000 of the animals will have to die because they endanger the residents of remote towns.

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Why are the animals shot?

As “ SWR3 ” reports, Australia, where it is currently summer, is expecting new heat waves in the next few days, which are likely to worsen the drought and thus the forest fires. Specifically, it is about camels that are in the state of South Australia near Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara , where around 2,300 indigenous people live.

Large herds of camels have already invaded the area in search of water and food, plundering the indigenous people's supplies and polluting the drinking water. The action is also for the benefit of the animals, many of which have already died of thirst or trampled each other to death.

Why are there camels in Australia at all?

Some people are surprised by this, since Australia is better known as a land of kangaroos and koala bears, but less for camels, which are the first things that come to mind when you think of Africa.

In fact, there are several hundred thousand camels in Australia, although estimates vary greatly; in 2015 the number was estimated at 300,000 , years earlier at 800,000 to 1 million. At that time, a total of 160,000 camels were also shot because they were becoming a nuisance and making life difficult for local residents in the outback.

The first camel came to Australia in 1840, and between 1860 and 1907 a total of 12,000 animals were imported as load carriers by settlers from Pakistan, India and North Africa. Camels have no natural enemies in Australia, so their number doubles every eight years, according to experts such as biologist Glenn Edwards.

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Conclusion

Compared to previous shootings and the total number of animals in Australia, 10,000 camels is rather small. In addition, they are not shot down “for fun”, but because they endanger the indigenous Australians who live in the affected area.

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