Posted: Jan 08, 2020 2:32 pm
So, while some people abroad raise money to save koalas, Australia is deciding to kill 10K camels to save water.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/australia/australia-camel-cull-scli-intl/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/australia/australia-camel-cull-scli-intl/index.html
About 10,000 camels are at risk of being shot and killed in a drought-ravaged region of Australia, after complaints that the thirsty animals are endangering locals as they desperately search for water.
Aboriginal officials in the remote northwest of South Australia approved the cull, which is due to begin on Wednesday and is expected to last for five days.
The area's local government, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY), said in a memo posted on Facebook that "extremely large groups of camels and other feral animals in and around communities" are "putting pressure on the remote Aboriginal communities" as they search for water.