Camel industry gets a boost in Australia
07/09/2010
Camels were introduced to Australia in the 1840s to help explorers travel in the country’s interior. There is now a population of around one million wild camels and the government believes this number could double in the next decade. Camels are already causing problems by competing with other livestock for food, damage crops and encroach on settlements to search for water.
A small group of exporters have claimed that they can make money on the international market from exporting camel meat, hides and a number of other by-products.
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