Australia: humpback camels are at risk of mass kill

The worst drought since a century ago in Australia has forced people to consider the plan to kill hundreds of thousands of children to reduce the competition for drinking water between them and the herds and even their children. people.

According to Glen Edwards, an expert at the Desert Knowledge Research Center, there are currently about a million humped camels in the wild.

Humpback camel in Australia (Photo: AP)

These camels tend to double every eight years and they will compete with the herds of cattle at the farms. They destroy the barn, erode the land, invade the indigenous areas . More specifically when this is a camel species that is often thirsty. They often devastate a certain village in the desert, demolish toilets, faucets and air conditioners to search for a few drops of water.

In the last 10 years, llamas have become a serious problem in Australia. The situation has become more stringent in the last drought when in some areas, the situation of this animal access and fight for increasing water resources.

Researchers and authorities argue that killing or increasing measures to export large quantities of llamas has become urgent.

Humpback camels have been introduced to Australia since the 19th century to transport goods through vast lands. They quickly adapt to the new environment but their galloping proliferation has caused great damage to the weak flora and fauna of Australia, the world's driest climate.

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